FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5J9 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-05-18.3000N / 078-51-53.7000W 34-05.305000N / 078-51.895000W 34.0884167 / -78.8649167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 99 ft. / 30.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of LORIS, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29569 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| MYRTLE BEACH APPROACH: | 119.2 |
| MYRTLE BEACH DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CPC (13 nm NE): | 118.375 (910-642-7508) |
| WX ASOS at CRE (18 nm SE): | PHONE 843-361-2802 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQ 128.7/343.6(MYRTLE BEACH RCAG) WHEN MYRTLE BEACH APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CREr340/17.9 | | GRAND STRAND VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 03W |
| LBTr171/(32.7) | | LUMBERTON VOR | | 110.00 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAMP | | 221/13.3 | | 227 | | 07W | | CPC | -.-. .--. -.-. |
| HORRY | | 047/20.6 | | 370 | | 08W | | HYW | .... -.-- .-- |
| MARION | | 110/24.0 | | 388 | | 06W | | MAO | -- .- --- |
| ELIZABETHTOWN | | 221/31.6 | | 398 | | 08W | | TGQ | - --. --.- |
| ROBESON | | 171/33.0 | | 359 | | 08W | | RSY | .-. ... -.-- |
| DILLON | | 136/33.1 | | 274 | | 05W | | DLC | -.. .-.. -.-. |
| STUCKEY | | 063/39.3 | | 236 | | 06W | | HEK | .... . -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3694 x 60 ft. / 1126 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 34-05.218735N | | 34-05.390357N |
| Longitude: | 078-52.246725W | | 078-51.544410W |
| Elevation: | 99.2 ft. | | 99.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 074 true | | 262 magnetic, 254 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box SAVASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. tree, 280 ft. from runway, 183 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear RY 08 SECONDARY PAVED ROAD 150 FT FROM THLD. | | 75 ft. tree, 817 ft. from runway, 248 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HORRY COUNTY PO BOX 1236 CONWAY, SC 29526 Phone 843-248-1201 |
| Manager: | BOB KEMP 100 JETPORT ROAD MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577 Phone 843-448-1580 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 October 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | 30 FT POWER LINE 180 FT L. |
| - | BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR SERVICE CALL (843) 756-7404. |
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 |
| GPS RWY 26 | |
download (137KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (144KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCPC - Columbus County Municipal Airport (13 nm NE)
KCRE - Grand Strand Airport (18 nm SE)
KHYW - Conway-Horry County Airport (20 nm SW)
KMAO - Marion County Airport (24 nm W)
KMYR - Myrtle Beach International Airport (25 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 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:41 | | 09:41 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 00:42:09 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 20:42:09 |
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| METAR |
KCPC 13nm NE | 050018Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A2996 RMK AO2 T02590151
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KCRE 18nm SE | 042353Z 21008KT 10SM CLR 27/19 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02720189 10294 20272 55004
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KHYW 20nm SW | 050015Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A2997 RMK AO2
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KMAO 24nm W | 050015Z AUTO 10SM CLR 26/18 A2996 RMK AO2
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KMYR 25nm S | 042345Z 20010KT 10SM SCT100 28/19 A3000
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| TAF |
KCRE 18nm SE | 042321Z 0500/0524 20010KT P6SM FEW070 SCT250 FM050200 22005KT P6SM SCT250 FM051300 21006KT P6SM BKN250 FM051600 19013KT 6SM HZ VCTS SCT035CB BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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