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35A Union County Airport, Troy Shelton Field
Union, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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 34A (19 nm SW): 123.975 (864-682-2639)
  • 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
SPAr148/25.1SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W
GRDr045/36.4GREENWOOD VORTAC115.5001W
FMLr244/38.4FORT MILL VORTAC112.4002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
UNION COUNTYat field32604WUOT ..- --- -
LAURENS059/18.630704WLUX .-.. ..- -..-
FAIRMONT132/21.324805WFRT ..-. .-. -
CHESTER261/22.522006WDCM -.. -.-. --
ENOREE004/22.527805WEOE . --- .
FIRST RIVER190/34.041706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
CORONACA044/34.123904WGIW --. .. .--
WINNSBORO316/34.441405WFDW ..-. -.. .--
STONIA224/38.526006WGHJ --. .... .---
LANCASTER274/38.740007WLKR .-.. -.- .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF-SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS.
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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 34-41.020500N34-41.413833N
Longitude: 081-38.726667W081-38.213333W
Elevation: 573.4 ft.610.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.1% UP1.1% DOWN
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 053 magnetic, 047 true233 magnetic, 227 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 41 ft. tree, 758 ft. from runway, 162 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear110 ft. tree, 2104 ft. from runway, 215 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: 18
    
Aircraft operations: avg 125/week *
62% transient general aviation
38% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 15 February 2007

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB RWY 05 **CHANGED**   download (190KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

34A - Laurens County Airport (19 nm SW)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (21 nm NW)
27J - Newberry County Airport (23 nm S)
9A6 - Chester Catawba Regional Airport (23 nm E)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (31 nm NW)
 
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From to 35A

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5409:54
Sunrise06:2210:22
Sunset20:2400:24
Evening civil twilight20:5200:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2008 08:41:53
Local (UTC-4)  17-May-2008 04:41:53
 
METAR
KGSP 
31nm NW 
170753Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01110056
KUZA 
34nm NE 
170754Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01000078
KEHO 
34nm N 
170820Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2988 RMK AO2
KGMU 
36nm W 
170753Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01220050
KGRD 
36nm SW 
170756Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01060072
KGYH 
37nm W 
170050Z 30003KT 10SM CLR 21/02 A2980
KAKH 
39nm NE 
170754Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01060078
KFQD 
46nm N 
170823Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A2988 RMK AO2
KCLT 
47nm NE 
170752Z 34003KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01110067
TAF
KGSP 
31nm NW 
170524Z 170606 33006KT P6SM FEW250 FM1230 29006KT P6SM SKC FM1530 25007KT P6SM SKC FM1730 24012KT P6SM FEW060 FM2300 23005KT P6SM SCT250
KGMU 
36nm W 
170524Z 170606 34005KT P6SM FEW250 FM1230 29006KT P6SM SKC FM1500 25007KT P6SM SKC FM1700 24012KT P6SM FEW060 FM2300 23005KT P6SM SCT250
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Union County Airport 864-429-1680
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