FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 35A |
| Lat/Long: | 34-41-13.0300N / 081-38-28.2000W 34-41.217167N / 081-38.470000W 34.6869528 / -81.6411667 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 610 ft. / 186 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of UNION, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29379 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 05/23 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| GREER APPROACH: | 119.4 [1200-0430Z++] |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 119.4 [1200-0430Z++] |
| WX AWOS-3 at LUX (19 nm SW): | 123.975 (864-682-3639) |
- WHEN GREER APCH CTL CLSD APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/319.25 (OWING RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SPAr148/25.1 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
| GRDr045/36.4 | | GREENWOOD VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 01W |
| FMLr244/38.4 | | FORT MILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL SELF-SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 864-426-3003. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3508 x 60 ft. / 1069 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | SOUTHWEST. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-41.020500N | | 34-41.413833N |
| Longitude: | 081-38.726667W | | 081-38.213333W |
| Elevation: | 573.4 ft. | | 610.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% UP | | 1.0% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 047 true | | 233 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 92 ft. tree, 1899 ft. from runway, 232 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 109 ft. tree, 2083 ft. from runway, 213 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | UNION COUNTY PO DRAWER G UNION, SC 29379 Phone 864-429-1600 |
| Manager: | RONNIE WADE UNION COUNTY AIRPORT, 198 AIRPORT RD UNION, SC 29379 Phone 864-429-1680 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 125/week * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 06 February 2009 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB RWY 05 | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLUX - Laurens County Airport (19 nm SW)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (21 nm NW)
KEOE - Newberry County Airport (23 nm S)
KDCM - Chester Catawba Regional Airport (23 nm E)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (31 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 09:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 17:49:49 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 13:49:49 |
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| METAR |
KLUX 19nm SW | 041735Z AUTO 10SM CLR 28/14 A3009 RMK AO2
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KEOE 23nm S | 041735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 30/14 A3009 RMK AO2
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KDCM 23nm E | 041735Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A3007 RMK AO2
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KSPA 25nm NW | 041735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN050 BKN060 28/13 A3008 RMK AO2
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KGSP 31nm NW | 041653Z 21004KT 10SM BKN055 28/14 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02830139
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KUZA 34nm NE | 041654Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM SCT070 28/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02830128
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KEHO 34nm N | 041720Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM BKN055 28/14 A3009 RMK AO2 T02840140
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KFDW 34nm SE | 041735Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM BKN065 31/18 A3007 RMK AO1
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KGMU 36nm W | 041653Z 21008KT 10SM BKN050 27/13 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02670133
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KGRD 36nm SW | 041656Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 29/14 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02940144
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| TAF |
KGSP 31nm NW | 041136Z 0412/0512 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 TEMPO 0412/0416 BKN060 FM041700 22007KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM050000 20005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120
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KGMU 36nm W | 041136Z 0412/0512 02005KT P6SM SCT060 TEMPO 0412/0416 BKN060 FM041700 22007KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM050000 20005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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