Louisa County Airport Explained

Louisa County Airport
Nativename:Freeman Field
Iata:LOW
Icao:KLKU
Faa:LKU
Type:Public
Owner:Industrial Development Authority of Louisa Co.
Location:Louisa, Virginia
Elevation-F:493
Elevation-M:150
Coordinates:38.0097°N -77.97°W
Website:https://louisacountyairport.org/
R1-Number:9/27
R1-Length-F:4,301
R1-Length-M:1,311
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2008
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:20,987
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Louisa County Airport, also known as Freeman Field, is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Louisa, a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LKU by the FAA and LOW by the IATA.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Louisa County Airport covers an area of 171acres at an elevation of 493 feet (150 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 9/27 which measures 4,301 by 100 feet (1,311 x 30 m). There is a full-service FBO, Cavalier Aviation, LLC, on-site, with fuel and maintenance. For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2008, the airport had 20,987 aircraft operations, an average of 57 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 2% military.

Events

Louisa County Airport hosts several events throughout the year featuring airplane rides and introductory flight lessons.

References

  1. , effective 2009-05-07.
  2. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/LOW Great Circle Mapper: LOW / KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field