Lake Placid Airport (IATA: LKP, ICAO: KLKP, FAA LID: LKP) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southeast of the central business district of Lake Placid,[1] a village in the Town of North Elba, Essex County, New York, United States. It is owned by the North Elba Park District.[1]

Lake Placid Airport
IATA: LKP ICAO: KLKP FAA LID: LKP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	North Elba Park District
Serves	Lake Placid, New York
Elevation AMSL	1,747 ft / 532 m
Coordinates	44°15′52″N 073°57′43″W
Map
Lake Placid Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations 12,000 Based aircraft 14
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] Currently, there is no scheduled air service to this airport, although charter operations are available at the airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Lake Placid Airport covers an area of 35 acres (14 ha) at an elevation of 1,747 feet (532 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,200 by 60 feet (1,280 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 18, 2019, the airport had 12,000 aircraft operations: 51% local general aviation, 34% itinerant general aviation, 14.5% air taxi, and 0.5% military. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 12 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.[1]

References

External links

• "Lake Placid (LKP)" (PDF). airport diagram from New York State DOT
• Adirondack Flying Service / Lake Placid Airport
• Aerial image as of May 1995 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for LKP, effective June 16, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for LKP
  • AirNav airport information for KLKP
  • ASN accident history for LKP
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLKP