Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 493 ft / 150 m Address Louisa, VA 23093, USA Code LOW | Location Louisa, Virginia 9/27 4,301 Elevation 150 m | |
Owner Industrial Development Authority of Louisa Co. | ||
Louisa County Airport (IATA: LOW, ICAO: KLKU, FAA LID: LKU), also known as Freeman Field, is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Louisa, a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LKU by the FAA and LOW by the IATA.
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Facilities and aircraft
Louisa County Airport covers an area of 171 acres (69 ha) at an elevation of 493 feet (150 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 9/27 which measures 4,301 by 100 feet (1,311 x 30 m). There is a full-service FBO, Central Virginia Flight Services, on-site, with fuel, rentals, flight training and maintenance. For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2008, the airport had 20,987 aircraft operations, an average of 57 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 2% military.
Events
Louisa County Airport hosts the annual Louisa Air Show, which is held in September. The event features aerobatics and airplane rides.