KLFK is the ICAO code for Angelina County Airport (IATA LFK), located in Lufkin, TX.
Angelina County Airport (KLFK) is a medium airport in Lufkin, TX. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KLFK or IATA code LFK. It sits in North America.
Angelina County Airport is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments. The 5,400-foot runway means it is well-suited as a dedicated bizjet field, free from airline scheduling pressure.
The longest runway measures 5,400 ft (1,646 m), a light-jet-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Phenom 300, Citation CJ4, and Learjet 75. In practice this limits operations to light jets, turboprops, and short-field-capable aircraft.
Angelina County Airport sits near sea level at 296 ft.
Local operations run on America/Chicago. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.
SkyAccess currently tracks 214 departing and 266 arriving private-jet legs at KLFK across the next six months of operator inventory. 4 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
Regional fields like KLFK are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.
Angelina County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Angelina County, Texas, United States. The airport is located seven nautical miles (13 km) southwest of the central business district of Lufkin, Texas.
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