La Junta Municipal Airport

La Junta Municipal Airport

(former La Junta Army Air Field)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of La Junta
ServesLa Junta, Colorado
LocationOtero County, Colorado
Elevation AMSL4,229 ft / 1,289 m
Coordinates38°03′00″N 103°30′35″W / 38.05000°N 103.50972°W / 38.05000; -103.50972
WebsiteOfficial website
Map
LHX
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 6,849 2,088 Asphalt
12/30 5,803 1,769 Asphalt/concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 145 44 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations6,900
Based aircraft15

La Junta Municipal Airport (ICAO: KLHX, FAA LID: LHX) is three miles north of La Junta, in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is LHX to the FAA and has no IATA code.