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Lehigh Valley International Airport
ABE · KABE · Allentown/Bethlehem, PA · 393 ft elevation · var 12W · Towered
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KABE / ABE
- Coordinates
- 40.6518, -75.4428
- Elevation
- 393 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 12W
- Sectional chart
- NEW YORK
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- NEW YORK (ZNY)
- Flight service (FSS)
- WILLIAMSPORT
- NOTAM facility
- ABE
- Attendance
- ALL ALL
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1938/06
- Distance from city
- 3 NE
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (EDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:57 AM | 08:57Z |
| Sunrise | 05:31 AM | 09:31Z |
| Sunset | 08:36 PM | 00:36Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:09 PM | 01:09Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:09 PM → 04:57 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:36 PM → 04:31 AM
Plan a flight from KABE
Runway 06/24
7,599 ft × 150 ft · Asphalt (Good) 06
- Heading
- 063° mag · 51° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Approach lights
- MALSR
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Traffic pattern
- Left
24
- Heading
- 243° mag · 231° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (right) (3°)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 510 ft
Runway 13/31
5,800 ft × 150 ft · Asphalt (Good) 13
- Heading
- 135° mag · 123° true
- Markings
- precision
- Approach lights
- MALSR
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Traffic pattern
- Left
31
- Heading
- 315° mag · 303° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A/D | 118.2 | APP/DEP |
| ATIS | 126.975 | |
| CLD | 124.05 | CLNC DEL |
| GND | 121.9 | |
| RDO | 117.5 | WILLIAMSPORT RDO |
| TWR | 120.5 | |
| UNIC | 122.95 | UNICOM |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| FJC · Allentown | VORTAC | 117.50 | r183° / 4.5 NM |
| ETX · East Texas | VOR-DME | 110.20 | r078° / 11.8 NM |
| CKZ · Pennridge | VOR-DME | 108.85 | r348° / 17.2 NM |
| PTW · Pottstown | VORTAC | 116.50 | r021° / 26.3 NM |
| BWZ · Broadway | VOR-DME | 114.20 | r264° / 29.6 NM |
| NXX · Willow Grove | TACAN | 133.40 | r344° / 30.6 NM |
| SBJ · Solberg | VOR-DME | 112.90 | r288° / 32.2 NM |
Airport diagram
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Approaches
- ILS OR LOC RWY 06 ↗ · amdt 24
- ILS OR LOC RWY 13 ↗ · amdt 8
- ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 24 ↗ · amdt 1B
- ILS RWY 06 (SA CAT I - II) ↗ · amdt 24
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 ↗ · amdt 1D
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 ↗ · amdt 2A
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 ↗ · amdt 1C
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 ↗ · amdt 2C
- TACAN-C ↗ · amdt 0A
Minimums & Hot Spots
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VFR sectional
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL, Jet A
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Air freight, Air ambulance, Avionics, Cargo, Charter, Instruction, Rental
Ownership & management
Owner
LEHIGH NORTHAMPTON A AUTH
3311 AIRPORT RD, ALLENTOWN, PA
610-266-6000
Manager
THOMAS R. STOUDT
3311 AIRPORT RD, ALLENTOWN, PA
610-266-6001
Remarks FAA
- MIL ACFT PLAN TO PARK & REFUEL ON THE HANGAR-7 APRON.
- BIRDS; GROUNDHOGS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
- FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL - 2 HR PPR.
- TWY C RSTD TO MAXIMUM ACFT WEIGHT 12500 LBS.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES FOR TURBOJET POWERED ACFT IN EFFECT; PREFERENTIAL RY 06/24.
- RY 06 & 24 FLY RY HEADING UNTIL 2000 FT.
- RY 6 13 & 24 DEPS BE ADVISED THAT DEPS ARE OVER A NOISE SENSITIVE AREA.
- RY 31 TURBOJET DEPS TURN RIGHT HEADING 360 DEGS UNTIL 2000 FT MSL.
- TPA 1400 FT MSL (1006 FT AGL) RECIPROCATING PROPS; 2000 FT MSL (1606 FT AGL) TURBINE POWERED ACFT.
- TWY B SOUTH OF TWY B3 RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 118 FT OR LESS.
- TWY E RSTD TO ACFT MAX GWT 12500 LBS.
- TWY J RSTD TO ACFT WITH 118 FT WINGSPAN OR LESS.
- TWY B3 WEST OF RY 13/31 RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 118 FT OR LESS.
- DURING ATC ZERO EVENTS, ARFF WILL MNT 120.5 FOR EMERG NOTIFICATIONS.
- NON-STD ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) WITH 35 FT SETBACK 251 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 13.
- NON-STD ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) WITH 35 FT SETBACK 263 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 31.
- PCR VALUE: 630/F/C/X/T
- PCR VALUE: 150/F/D/X/T
- RY 24 HAS APCH RATIO 47:1 TO DSPLCD THLD AND ROADWAY 540 FT RIGHT & 431 FT LEFT & 654 FT FM RY 24 END.
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