FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 22:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:52 | | 22:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 09:08:56 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 04:08:56 |
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| METAR |
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KLUX
19nm SW | 080855Z AUTO 10SM CLR 06/06 A3026 RMK AO2
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KEOE
23nm S | 080855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3029 RMK AO2
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KDCM
23nm E | 080855Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 05/05 A3025 RMK AO2
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KSPA
25nm NW | 080855Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 07/07 A3023 RMK AO2
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KGSP
31nm NW | 080853Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00780061 53002
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KUZA
34nm NE | 080854Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 04/02 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00390022 55000
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KEHO
34nm N | 080840Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3024 RMK AO2 T00620055
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KFDW
34nm SE | 080835Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3025 RMK AO1
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KGMU
36nm W | 080853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T00890061 53003
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KGRD
36nm SW | 080856Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 06/04 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP253 T00560039 53007
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KGSP
31nm NW | 080520Z 0806/0906 23004KT P6SM SKC FM081600 17004KT P6SM SCT250
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KGMU
36nm W | 080520Z 0806/0906 24004KT P6SM SKC FM081600 17004KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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