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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3011:30
Sunrise06:5611:56
Sunset17:3222:32
Evening civil twilight17:5822:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Nov-2009 20:23:26
Local (UTC-5)  07-Nov-2009 15:23:26
 
METAR
KGRD 
23nm NE 
071956Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 19/04 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01940044
KAND 
26nm N 
071956Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 19/05 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP233 T01890050
KHQU 
34nm S 
072001Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A3027 RMK AO1
KCEU 
38nm NW 
071954Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP233 T02000056 $
KAHN 
39nm W 
071951Z 23004KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP238 T01940067
KLUX 
40nm NE 
071955Z AUTO 10SM CLR 18/10 A3024 RMK AO2
K3J7 
41nm SW 
072000Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3020 RMK AO2
KGYH 
41nm N 
071955Z 22005KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3023
TAF
KAND 
26nm N 
071731Z 0718/0818 23010KT P6SM SKC FM080000 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081500 20003KT P6SM SKC
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