William T. Piper Memorial Airport
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| IATA: LHV – ICAO: KLHV – FAA LID: LHV | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Lock Haven | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 556 ft / 169 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
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William T. Piper Memorial Airport (IATA: LHV, ICAO: KLHV, FAA LID: LHV) is a city-owned public airport two miles east of Lock Haven, in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Named for William T. Piper, the airport is at the foot of the Bald Eagle Mountain ridge, between the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek. It covers 112 acres (45 ha), has two runways and is operated by the City of Lock Haven.
The airport is home to AvSport of Lock Haven, a flight school specializing in Sport Pilot training in Light Sport Aircraft.
Facilities
The airport covers 112 acres (45 ha) at an elevation of 556 feet (169 m). It has two parallel runways: 9L/27R is 3,799 by 75 feet (1,158 x 23 m) asphalt; 9R/27L is 2,179 by 100 feet (664 x 30 m) turf.[1]
In the year ending October 13, 2011 the airport had 30,400 aircraft operations, average 83 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi, and <1% military. 60 aircraft were then based at the airport: 85% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 2% jet, 3% glider, and 2% ultralight.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for LHV (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- William T. Piper Memorial Airport, City of Lock Haven website
- William T. Piper Memorial Airport, fixed base operator website
- William T. Piper Memorial Airport at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
- AvSport of Lock Haven, flight school at airport
- Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LHV, effective July 11, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for LHV
- AirNav airport information for KLHV
- ASN accident history for LHV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLHV
