FAA facility Airport

LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH INTL

LUBBOCK, TEXAS FAA LBB ICAO KLBB Open to the public

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Runways

3 records · drawn to relative scale

08/26 8,003 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

08 26

Runway-end details

Runway 08/26 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
08 RP	89°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 8,003 · TODA 8,003 · ASDA 8,003 · LDA 8,003
26	269°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 8,003 · TODA 8,003 · ASDA 8,003 · LDA 8,003

17L/35R 2,891 × 74 ft · Asphalt (fair) · Unlighted

17L 35R

Runway-end details

Runway 17L/35R end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
17L	180°	—	—	—	—	TORA 2,891 · TODA 2,891 · ASDA 2,891 · LDA 2,891
35R RP	360°	—	—	—	—	TORA 2,891 · TODA 2,891 · ASDA 2,891 · LDA 2,891

17R/35L 11,500 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

17R 35L

Runway-end details

Runway 17R/35L end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
17R RP	180°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · right side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 11,500 · TODA 11,500 · ASDA 11,500 · LDA 11,500
35L	360°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	—	TORA 11,500 · TODA 11,500 · ASDA 11,500 · LDA 11,500

Communications

23 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
LBB VORTAC	109.2/29X	—
APCH/P DEP/P IC	119.2	24
CLASS C	119.2	24
APCH/S DEP/S	119.9	24
CLASS C/S	119.9	24
LCL/P	120.5	24
EMERG	121.5	24
GND/P	121.9	24
LUBBOCK RCO	122.2	—
UNICOM	122.95	—
DEP/S	124.45	24
ATIS	125.3	24

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CD/P	125.8	24
LCL/P	239.3	24
DEP/S	269.2	24
ATIS	270.275	24
APCH/S	279.9	24
CD/P	281.55	24
APCH/S DEP/S	335.6	24
CLASS C/S	335.6	24
GND/P	348.6	24
APCH/P DEP/P IC	351.8	24
CLASS C	351.8	24

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
17R	ILS/DME	I	111.7	Operational ifr (1901-01-01)
26	ILS	I	111.9	Operational ifr (1981-07-23)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH INTL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KLBB

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: LBB / KLBB
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1937-11
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100LL JET A JET A1+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON

Location

City: LUBBOCK, TX
County: Lubbock
FAA region: Southwest region
Coordinates: 33.66367, -101.82056
Elevation: 3,282.4 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

LBB Commissioned 1995-09-22 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

301Reported strikes

17With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-06-03. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH INTL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	6	0
2013	6	0
2014	9	1
2015	27	0
2016	14	1
2017	14	1
2018	8	0
2019	12	0
2020	8	1
2021	13	0
2022	18	1
2023	27	3
2024	36	2
2025	26	1
2026	9	1

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.