FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6J4 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-55-36.4840N / 081-47-40.3910W
33-55.608067N / 081-47.673183W
33.9268011 / -81.7945531
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 555 ft. / 169 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of SALUDA, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29138 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1970 |
| 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, ALL SAT 0800-1200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 & PAPI RY 19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AIK (18 nm S): | 118.025 (803-643-8664) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IRQr058/22.6 | | COLLIERS VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 04W |
| GRDr138/26.4 | | GREENWOOD VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 01W |
| CAEr278/37.1 | | COLUMBIA VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AIKEN | | 344/17.5 | | 347 | | 04W | | AIK | .- .. -.- |
| CORONACA | | 148/24.4 | | 239 | | 04W | | GIW | --. .. .-- |
| ENOREE | | 204/24.4 | | 278 | | 05W | | EOE | . --- . |
| EMORY | | 024/29.6 | | 385 | | 04W | | EMR | . -- .-. |
| LAURENS | | 172/35.7 | | 307 | | 04W | | LUX | .-.. ..- -..- |
| BARNWELL | | 338/39.4 | | 392 | | 06W | | BKO | -... -.- --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 60 ft. / 975 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.15 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. tree, 1826 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear
8-10 FT TREES 200 FT FM THLD. | | 23 ft. tree, 294 ft. from runway, 67 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SALUDA COUNTY
101 S MAIN ST
SALUDA, SC 29138
Phone 864-445-2635 |
| Manager: | JOHN CORLEY
PO BOX 636
SALUDA, SC 29138
Phone 864-445-2226 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 24/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 28 February 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| A112 | LAST INSPECTED 4/23/03 BY THE STATE |
| - | 30 FT DROP OFF N END OF RY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6J4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAIK - Aiken Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
27J - Newberry County Airport (24 nm N)
KGRD - Greenwood County Airport (26 nm NW)
6J0 - Lexington County Airport at Pelion (28 nm E)
KDNL - Daniel Field Airport (30 nm SW)
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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 17-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 09:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:25 | | 10:25 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 08:39:24 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 04:39:24 |
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| METAR |
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KGRD
26nm NW | 170756Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01060072
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KDNL
30nm SW | 170753Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01390094
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KCAE
34nm E | 170756Z 33004KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP109 T01500083
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KAGS
35nm S | 170753Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01330094
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KCUB
40nm E | 170753Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP112 T01560094
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KHQU
43nm SW | 170821Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM CLR 10/09 A2993 RMK AO1
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KDNL
30nm SW | 170538Z 170606 32007KT P6SM SKC FM1200 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM1600 23008KT P6SM SCT050 FM2300 21004KT P6SM SKC
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KCAE
34nm E | 170538Z 170606 32007KT P6SM SKC FM1300 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM1600 23008KT P6SM SCT050 FM2300 21004KT P6SM SKC
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KAGS
35nm S | 170538Z 170606 32007KT P6SM SKC FM1200 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM1600 23008KT P6SM SCT050 FM2300 21003KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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