Lehigh Valley International Airport

KABE · Pennsylvania, United States

About Lehigh Valley International Airport

LEHIGH VALLEY INTL
ICAO KABE
FAA ID ABE
IATA ABE
Type Large airport
Open since June 1938
Coordinates (ARP) 40.65236, -75.44041   403908N 0752625W
Variation 11.9° W (2024)
Timezone New_York (-4 h)
Local time May 6, 2024 01:37
Fuel types
100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue)
A Jet A, Kerosene (-40°C)
Usage Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual) 77,719 (December 31, 2021)
Based aircraft 128
Airport status Operational
Source FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
6 051° 062° 7,598 ft 151 ft Asphalt 40.6470 -75.4506
24 231° 242° 40.66 -75.4293
13 123° 134° 5,801 ft 151 ft Asphalt 40.6552 -75.4498
31 303° 314° 40.6465 -75.4322

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Lehigh Valley International Airport

Lehigh Valley International Airport is a large airport in Pennsylvania, United States. The airport is located at latitude 40.65219 and longitude -75.44048. The airport has 2 runways: 6/24 and 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is KABE. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is ABE. The airport's IATA code is ABE. Nearby other airfields are Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport, Hi-Vu Airport, Bugs Airport, Slatington Airport and Braden Airpark.

Lehigh Valley International Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is New York.

Lehigh Valley International Airport is in the timezone of America/New_York. Difference with UTC is -4 h. Today the sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:03. This applies to Lehigh Valley International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -4 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Patriot American Park Heliport US-9752 1.4 NM 215°
Lehigh Valley Hospital/Muhlenberg Heliport US-9781 1.6 NM 104°
WXKW Heliport US-9749 2.2 NM 244°
DVS Heliport US-A307 3.2 NM 294°
St. Luke's Hospital Heliport US-9913 3.4 NM 141°
A H Butz Downtown Allentown Heliport US-9753 3.5 NM 207°
DR Helicopters Heliport US-9754 4.6 NM 267°
Bethlehem Steel Plant Heliport US-9778 4.9 NM 119°
Posh Heliport US-9779 4.9 NM 094°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Allentown FJC VORTAC 4.5 NM 351°
East Texas ETX VOR-DME 12 NM 249°

More runway information

Condition

ID Surface condition Surface treatment PCN
Pavement Classification Number
Runway Lights Edge Intensity
6 Good Saw-cut or plastic grooved 65/F/C/X/U High
24
13 Good Saw-cut or plastic grooved 35/F/A/W/U High
31

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID Single wheel Double wheel Double tandem Dual double tandem
6 120,000 lbs 228,000 lbs 368,000 lbs
24
13 75,000 lbs 161,000 lbs 290,000 lbs
31

Declared distances

ID TORA
Takeoff Run Available
TODA
Takeoff Distance Available
ASDA
Accelerated Stop Distance Available
LDA
Landing Distance Available
Displaced Threshold
Length
6 7,598 ft 7,598 ft 7,598 ft 7,598 ft
24 7,598 ft 7,598 ft 7,598 ft 7,090 ft 509 ft
13 5,801 ft 5,801 ft 5,801 ft 5,801 ft
31 5,801 ft 5,801 ft 5,801 ft 5,801 ft

Elevations

ID End Elevation Threshold Crossing Height Visual Glide Path Angle Touchdown Zone Elevation Displaced Threshold
Elevation
6 394 ft 74 ft 3.0° 120 ft
24 382 ft 71 ft 3.0° 118 ft 380 ft
13 383 ft 118 ft
31 379 ft 54 ft 3.0° 117 ft

Obstruction data

ID Controlling Object
Description
Controlling Object
Marking
CFR Part 77 Controlling Object
Clearance slope
Controlling Object
Height (AGL)
Controlling Object
Distance Threshold
Controlling Object
Centerline offset
Controlling Object
Centerline
6 TREES Precision Instrument 48 52 ft 2,684 ft 2,359 ft Left
24 ROAD Precision Instrument 16 21 ft 541 ft 1,161 ft Right
13 Precision Instrument 50
31 POLE Lighted C 2 25 ft 272 ft 1,368 ft Right

Lights and markings

ID Runway Markings
Type
Runway Markings
Condition
Approach Light System Runway End Identifier Lights Centerline Lights Touchdown Lights Visual Glide Slope Indicators
6 Precision Instrument Good MALSR Yes P4L
24 Precision Instrument Good Yes Yes P4R
13 Precision Instrument Good MALSR No
31 Nonprecision Instrument Good Yes P4L

Other information

ID ILS type Pattern Runway Visual Range
Equipment
Runway Visibility Value
Equipment
6 ILS Left hand Touchdown, Rollout No
24 ILS/DME Left hand Touchdown, Rollout
13 ILS Left hand
31 Left hand
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