Little Falls/Morrison County Airport

Little Falls/Morrison County Airport (ICAO: KLXL, FAA LID: LXL), also known as Lindbergh Field, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Little Falls, a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by the City of Little Falls and Morrison County.[1]

Little Falls/Morrison County Airport

Lindbergh Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Little Falls & Morrison County
ServesLittle Falls, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL1,122 ft / 342 m
Coordinates45°56′59″N 094°20′51″W
Map
LXL
Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
LXL
LXL (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
18/36 2,890 881 Turf
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations22,450
Based aircraft43

The airport opened in May 1947 as the Little Falls Municipal Airport. In 1964, the city and Morrison County signed a joint powers agreement and changed its name to the Little Falls/Morrison County Airport. A newer terminal building was erected in 1996.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Little Falls/Morrison County Airport is assigned LXL by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

On July 9, 2019 A FAA Airport Improvement Program grant of $371,724 was announced to construct a taxiway.[4] On November 22, 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it had awarded an Airport Improvement Program grant of $2.1 million to the Little Falls/Morrison County Airport-Lindbergh Field to construct a new runway.[2][5]

Facilities and aircraft

Little Falls/Morrison County Airport covers an area of 290 acres (120 ha) which contains two runways: 13/31 with a 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m) asphalt pavement and 18/36 with a 2,890 x 170 ft (881 x 52 m) turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2006, the airport had 22,450 aircraft operations, an average of 61 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 43 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine, 2% helicopter and 2% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LXL PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  2. "Local airport wins grant for new runway". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. Great Circle Mapper: KLXL - Little Falls, Minnesota (Little Falls/Morrison County Airport)
  4. "FY-2019 FAA Airport Improvement Program Grant Detail Report" (PDF). Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. "FY-2019 Supplemental Appropriation, Airport Improvement Program" (PDF). Retrieved December 2, 2019.


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