KLXV — Lake County
Leadville, CO · field elevation 9,934 ft · NON-ATCT
KLXV current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLXV 111153Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3056 RMK AO2 SLP177 60000 T00610039 10122 20056 56006
- Wind
- from 080° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.56 inHg
- Density altitude
- 10,422 ft · pressure altitude 9,294 ft
- Observed
- 24 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 080° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | — | 4 kt from the left |
| 34 | — | 4 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 26 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KLXV — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KLXV — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.21947, -106.31642
- Elevation
- 9,934 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1215Z / 0205Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Denver
- County
- Lake, CO
Everything else KLXV publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 6,400 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| H1 | 150 | 100 | ASPH-CONC | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KASE Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Fld26 nm
- KAEJ Central Colorado Rgnl26 nm
- KEGE Eagle County Rgnl38 nm
- KANK Salida/Harriett Alexander Fld43 nm
- KGUC Gunnison-Crested Butte Rgnl50 nm
- KGNB Granby-Grand County55 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLXV airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Colorado 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.