Airports / Iowa / LRJ
Le Mars Municipal Airport
KLRJ / LRJLe Mars, IowaELEV 1,197 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#14 / 43
Iowa airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 7 Google ratings — ranked against 43 rated IA fields.
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX).
Overview
Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ / LRJ) sits in Le Mars, Iowa, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 1,197 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
LRJ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX, 24 nm), Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN, 53 nm), and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD, 54 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LRJ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as http://www.lemarsiowa.com/citygov/airport.htm. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LRJ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KLRJ
IATA
LRJ
FAA / Local
LRJ
Elevation
1,197 ft
Coordinates
42.7780° N · 96.1937° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IA fields
state range 547–1,488 ft
At 1,197 ft, LRJ sits higher than 68% of the 47 Iowa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 24nmSUXSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day FieldSioux City
- 53nmYKNChan Gurney Municipal AirportYankton
- 54nmFSDSioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls
- 73nmOFKKarl Stefan Memorial AirportNorfolk
- 89nmFODFort Dodge Regional AirportFort Dodge
- 90nmOMAEppley AirfieldOmaha
Location
Open the full mapKLRJ · Le Mars Municipal Airport · Le Mars, IA
From the ramp
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