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 |
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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. |
| 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 |
| 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: | 1.1% UP | | 1.1% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 047 true | | 233 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | basic, 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: | 41 ft. tree, 758 ft. from runway, 162 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 110 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 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 125/week * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 15 February 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| 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 17-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 08:41:53 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 04:41:53 |
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| METAR |
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KGSP
31nm NW | 170753Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01110056
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KUZA
34nm NE | 170754Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01000078
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KEHO
34nm N | 170820Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2988 RMK AO2
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KGMU
36nm W | 170753Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01220050
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KGRD
36nm SW | 170756Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01060072
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KGYH
37nm W | 170050Z 30003KT 10SM CLR 21/02 A2980
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KAKH
39nm NE | 170754Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01060078
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KFQD
46nm N | 170823Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A2988 RMK AO2
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KCLT
47nm NE | 170752Z 34003KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01110067
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| TAF |
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KGSP
31nm NW | 170524Z 170606 33006KT P6SM FEW250 FM1230 29006KT P6SM SKC FM1530 25007KT P6SM SKC FM1730 24012KT P6SM FEW060 FM2300 23005KT P6SM SCT250
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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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| 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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