FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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): | 120.875 (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 10 MARKINGS FADED. 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: | 39 ft. tree, 866 ft. from runway, 11 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. tree, 668 ft. from runway, 168 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 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 26 July 2007 | |
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)
KHQU - Thomson-McDuffie County Airport (34 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 16:13:18 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 12:13:18 |
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| METAR |
KGRD 23nm NE | 171556Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02000067
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KAND 26nm N | 171556Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01940067
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KHQU 34nm S | 171601Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/04 A2998 RMK AO1
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KCEU 38nm NW | 171554Z AUTO 22007G17KT 170V260 10SM CLR 20/07 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02000072
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KAHN 39nm W | 171551Z 32005KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02000078
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K3J7 41nm SW | 171559Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2993 RMK AO2
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KGYH 41nm N | 171550Z 28008KT 10SM SKC 22/09 A2993
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| TAF |
KAND 26nm N | 171146Z 171212 26004KT P6SM SKC FM1700 24011KT P6SM FEW060 FM0000 24005KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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