Chart Wise: Lake of the Ozarks (KAIZ) LOC DME Rwy 22

Explore a popular lake destination or midcontinent fuel stop for pilots.

Jason Blair

Wednesday, February 09, 2022 at 12:02 PM ET

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Lake of the Ozarks is a popular destination for water fun and gambling. [File Photo: Adobe Stock]

Key Takeaways:

The Localizer DME approach to Runway 22 at Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (KAIZ) is a non-precision approach, lacking a glideslope and requiring pilots to manage a Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA).
Key navigational considerations include obtaining DME from the SHY VOR (not the localizer) and utilizing options like DME arcs or specific feeder routes to join the approach.
The missed approach procedure, while simple (climb straight ahead to SHY VOR and hold), is geographically very close, demanding prompt pilot action for aircraft configuration and transition.

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Dropping off a passenger to visit the new riverboat casino in the Lake of the Ozarks? Hanging out on one of the biggest lake destinations in the middle of the country for a week? Or just needing a good fuel stop as you pass through, you might find yourself landing at Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.

It’s a purpose-built airport meant to handle larger aircraft than the two other airports a little closer to town that have maximum runway lengths of 2,800 feet and 3,200 feet, respectively. Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport boasts a runway length of 6,500 feet and is served by a LOC/DME approach to Runway 22.