LAKE COUNTY
LEADVILLE, CO
Located in Leadville, Colorado, Lake County (KLXV) is a publicly owned, towered airport. A single asphalt runway, 16/34, measures 6,400 feet long by 75 feet wide.
One instrument approach procedure is published here: RNAV (GPS). Pilots coordinate arrivals and departures on the common traffic advisory frequency of 122.8 MHz, announcing their positions in the pattern. Pilots can buy 100LL avgas and Jet A. Leadville Flying Club operates at the airport.
Field elevation is 9,933 feet above mean sea level. Given this elevation, pilots should monitor density altitude on hot days.