Airport Overview, Pilot Information, City of Longmont, Vance Brand Airport

" LMO " (our call sign and FAA designator)

Vance Brand Airport is located approximately 3 miles SW of Longmont, Colorado and rests at 5,052 feet of elevation (1,539 meters). The Latitude/Longitude is: 40-09-49.217N / 105-09-46.933W.

The Airport strives to have a good neighbor policy based upon safe noise abatement procedures. Copies may be obtained from the Airport Manager. Pilot cooperation is appreciated.

Airport Manager Tim Barth welcomes you to Vance Brand, one of the most popular general aviation airports of it's kind in Colorado.

AIRPORT OPERATIONS:

FACILITY USE: Open to the public
SECTIONAL CHART: Cheyenne
CONTROL TOWER: no
ARTCC: Denver Center
FSS: Denver Flight Service Station [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs FACILITY: DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
ATTENDANCE: Daylight Hours
WIND INDICATOR: lighted
SEGMENTED CIRCLE: yes
LIGHTS: Dusk-Dawn / ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 AND VASI RY 11/29 - CTAF.
BEACON: white-green (lighted land airport)

AIRPORT COMMUNICATIONS:

CTAF: 122.975
UNICOM: 122.975
DENVER APPROACH: 126.1
DENVER DEPARTURE: 126.1
WX AWOS-3: 120.00 (303) 684-7545
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var

------------------- ----------------------- ------ ---
BJCr345/15.1 JEFFCO VOR/DME 115.40 11E
DVVr292/29.5 MILE HIGH VORTAC 114.70 11E
DENr301/31.3 DENVER VOR/DME 117.90 11E
GLLr221/34.6 GILL VORTAC 114.20 13E
FQFr308/37.8 FALCON VORTAC 116.30 11E NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
-------------------------- -------- ---- --- -------------------
GREEY 215/25.2 348 11E GZW --. --.. .--

RUNWAY INFORMATION:

Runway 11/29
Dimensions: 4800 x 75 ft. / 1463 x 23 m
NSTD RELOCATED THLD, E 330 FT UNUSBL.
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight limitations: Single wheel: 30000 lbs
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: NSTD RELOCATED THLD MKD WITH YELLOW DSPLCD
THLD MARKING. RUNWAY 11 / RUNWAY 29
Traffic pattern: left / left 1,000 AGL
Runway heading: 099 magnetic, 111 true 291 magnetic, 303 true
Markings: basic NSTD
Markings condition: fair / fair
Latitude: 40-10-04.582N 40-09-38.988N
Longitude: 105-10-15.109W 105-09-23.055W
Elevation: 5052.0 ft.
Threshold crossing height: 37 ft. AGL 37 ft. AGL
Visual glide path angle: 3.00 degrees 3.00 degrees
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left 4-box VASI on left
Displaced threshold: no / no
Touchdown point: no / no
OBSTRUCTIONS: NONE / ROAD
Height: 10 ft.
Slope to clear: 18:1
Distance from threshold: 380 ft.
Distance from centerline: 0 ft. both sides
Additional obstruction remarks: HAS 10 FT ACCESS ROAD 60 FT FROM THLD 0B.
Airport Inspected by: State of Colorado aeronautical personnel
Last inspection: 05 January 2005
Federal agreements: - National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
- Grant agreements under FAAP/ADAP/AIP
- Assurances pursuant to Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: 339 Aircraft operations: average 274/day
Single engine airplanes: 274, 70% local general aviation
Multi engine airplanes: 42, 30% transient general aviation
Helicopters: 7, <1% military
Ultralights: 16
Remarks:

- AGRICULTURAL GROUND EQUIPMENT ON & INVOF ARPT.
- ULTRALIGHT & HELICOPTER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
- RY 11 HAS -7 FT DITCH 420 FT AND 900 FT FM THLD ON EXTDD THLD.
- RY 29 HAS +15 FT HWY 612 FT FM THLD; +25 TO 35 FT BLDGS/TANKS APROXLY 1300 FT L OF THLD.
- PARAJUMPING ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT PRIMARILY S OF RY, AVOID OVERFLIGHTS MID FIELD.

AIRPORT SERVICES:

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A MOGAS
Parking: TIEDOWNS
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE
Other services: agricultural operations (aerial spraying), charter flights, flight instruction, skydiving, aircraft
rental, aircraft sales

Link to services/businesses on airport http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLMO

Link to see a list of our green practices