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 |
| ELWr151/22.5 | | ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 00E |
| GRDr246/22.7 | | GREENWOOD VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 01W |
| IRQr323/30.6 | | COLLIERS VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 04W |
| AHNr077/38.6 | | ATHENS VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 00E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 28 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 22:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 17:38:57 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 12:38:57 |
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| METAR |
KGRD 23nm NE | 251656Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01280100
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KAND 26nm N | 251656Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01500089
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KHQU 34nm S | 251721Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3010 RMK AO1
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KCEU 38nm NW | 251654Z AUTO 25008KT 8SM CLR 15/09 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01500089
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KAHN 39nm W | 251651Z 30005KT 7SM SCT018 OVC025 14/09 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01390094
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KLUX 40nm NE | 251715Z AUTO 7SM CLR 12/12 A3005 RMK AO2
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K3J7 41nm SW | 251719Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM SCT015 OVC022 14/10 A3003 RMK AO2
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KGYH 41nm N | 251647Z 27004KT 7SM BKN016 16/ A3005
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
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