KLKP — Lake Placid
Lake Placid, NY · field elevation 1,747 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KLKP current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KLKP 111155Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN018 OVC027 17/16 A2993 RMK AO2 10184 20154 70056
- Wind
- from 000° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,800 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,383 ft · pressure altitude 1,737 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 000° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 14 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 24,000–24,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KLKP — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KLKP — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.26448, -73.96187
- Elevation
- 1,747 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 0955Z / 0007Z
- Magnetic variation
- -15° (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Montreal
- County
- Essex, NY
Airport diagram
Everything else KLKP publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,196 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSLK Adirondack Rgnl13 nm
- KPBG Plattsburgh Intl31 nm
- KBTV Patrick Leahy Burlington Intl37 nm
- KPTD Potsdam Muni/Damon Fld49 nm
- KFSO Franklin County State55 nm
- KMSS Massena Intl-Richards Fld55 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLKP airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other New York airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.