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0A2 Hester Memorial Airport
Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 0A2
Lat/Long: 34-05-25.4160N / 082-34-04.4720W
34-05.423600N / 082-34.074533W
34.0903933 / -82.5679089
(estimated)
Elevation: 517 ft. / 158 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 1 mile E of CALHOUN FALLS, SC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 29628

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1957
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at 27A (12 nm W): 118.15 (706-283-8133)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ELWr151/22.5ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC108.6000E
GRDr246/22.7GREENWOOD VORTAC115.5001W
IRQr323/30.6COLLIERS VORTAC113.9004W
AHNr077/38.6ATHENS VORTAC109.6000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WASHINGTON/WILKES COUNTY036/22.543503WIIY .. .. -.--
CORONACA252/25.823904WGIW --. .. .--
BULLDOG079/33.522103WBJT -... .--- -
CLEMSON161/38.425705WCEU -.-. . ..-
LAURENS235/39.630704WLUX .-.. ..- -..-

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 3917 x 60 ft. / 1194 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RY 10/28 & APRON CRACKING BADLY. GRASS COMING UP THRU CRACKS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 28 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 37 ft. tree, 866 ft. from runway, 12 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
RY 10, 12 FT DIRT ROAD 25 FT FM RY END BOTH SIDES OF CENTERLINE.		62 ft. tree, 845 ft. from runway, 146 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE WITHIN THE PRIMARY SFC.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF CALHOUN FALLS
PO BOX 246
CALHOUN FALLS, SC 29628
Phone 864-447-8512
Manager: FORREST LACONS
PO BOX 246
CALHOUN FALLS, SC 29628
Phone 864-378-1149

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 50/month *
67% transient general aviation
33% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 05 August 2008

Additional Remarks

- REMOTE CONTROLLED ACFT INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 0A2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

27A - Elbert County Airport-Patz Field (12 nm W)
KIIY - Washington-Wilkes County Airport (22 nm SW)
KGRD - Greenwood County Airport (22 nm NE)
KAND - Anderson Regional Airport (25 nm N)
18A - Franklin County Airport (32 nm NW)
  
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From to 0A2

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4611:46
Sunrise07:1312:13
Sunset17:2122:21
Evening civil twilight17:4822:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 17:38:57
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2009 12:38:57
 
METAR
KGRD 
23nm NE 		251656Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01280100
KAND 
26nm N 		251656Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01500089
KHQU 
34nm S 		251721Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3010 RMK AO1
KCEU 
38nm NW 		251654Z AUTO 25008KT 8SM CLR 15/09 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01500089
KAHN 
39nm W 		251651Z 30005KT 7SM SCT018 OVC025 14/09 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01390094
KLUX 
40nm NE 		251715Z AUTO 7SM CLR 12/12 A3005 RMK AO2
K3J7 
41nm SW 		251719Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM SCT015 OVC022 14/10 A3003 RMK AO2
KGYH 
41nm N 		251647Z 27004KT 7SM BKN016 16/ A3005
TAF
KAND 
26nm N 		251512Z 2515/2612 21006KT 6SM BR FEW009 BKN250 TEMPO 2515/2516 5SM BR FM251600 23006KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250 FM260200 27003KT P6SM FEW250
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