Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Total 590
Communication Breakdown
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
I was flying RNAV 24 into LKR with a student. We both each made 2-3 radio calls on CTAF once we were 10 miles out to make sure our locations were clear on approach; and we checked to make sure we were on the correct frequency multiple times. Winds were calm; so we planned to land on runway 24; and suddenly I saw a plane taking off of 6 while we were 3 miles out on the approach. The plane never made any calls; and only slightly broke off to our left on departure. I took controls and broke off the approach to the right some while he was passing by. It seemed he knew where we were; but still decided to take off the opposite runway and squeeze past us.
Light aircraft instructor pilot reported an NMAC with opposite direction traffic at LKR non-towered airport.