FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6J7 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-16-55.5520N / 079-55-43.2280W
34-16.925867N / 079-55.720467W
34.2820978 / -79.9286744
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 165 ft. / 50 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of DARLINGTON, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29532 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700, ALL SAT-SUN ON-CALL
ON CALL PH# 803-467-6941. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | PHONE REQ
ARPT ROTO BCN OTS INDEFLY.
ACTIVATE LIRL RY 16/34,VASI RY 34 -CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT ROTATING BEACON OUT OF SERVICE INDEFLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UDG (10 nm N): | 119.925 (843-393-8220) |
| WX ASOS at FLO (12 nm SE): | PHONE 843-665-1306 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HVS (12 nm NW): | 118.225 (843-339-9625) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FLOr285/13.8 | | FLORENCE VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 03W |
| CTFr145/28.0 | | CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DARLINGTON | | 198/9.9 | | 245 | | 06W | | UDG | ..- -.. --. |
| HARTSVILLE | | 135/12.1 | | 341 | | 07W | | HVS | .... ...- ... |
| BENNETTSVILLE | | 212/22.5 | | 230 | | 07W | | BES | -... . ... |
| EVANS | | 348/26.8 | | 420 | | 06W | | CFY | -.-. ..-. -.-- |
| SUMTER | | 055/27.6 | | 252 | | 04W | | SMS | ... -- ... |
| CHERAW | | 194/27.8 | | 409 | | 08W | | CQW | -.-. --.- .-- |
| DILLON | | 255/29.5 | | 274 | | 05W | | DLC | -.. .-.. -.-. |
| MARION | | 287/30.1 | | 388 | | 06W | | MAO | -- .- --- |
| KINGSTREE | | 360/34.1 | | 404 | | 06W | | CKI | -.-. -.- .. |
| PAGELAND | | 150/34.4 | | 270 | | 06W | | PYG | .--. -.-- --. |
| ROSCOE | | 206/36.1 | | 375 | | 07W | | RCZ | .-. -.-. --.. |
| STUCKEY | | 335/38.8 | | 236 | | 06W | | HEK | .... . -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 100 ft. / 975 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition
SLIGHTLY BUMPY IN SOME AREAS. |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right
RY 16 HAS RIGHT TRAFFIC ONLY. | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 528 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
BLDGS 70 FT LEFT & 125 FT RIGHT AT END OF THLD. | | 15 ft. road
RY 34 HAS DIRT ROAD RUNNING THROUGH THE RPZ AT THE THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DWAYNE WEATHERFORD
PO BOX 997
DARLINGTON, SC 29540
Phone 843-307-0070 |
| Manager: | RUSSELL FAUVER
1817 HOSPITALITY TRAIL
DARLINGTON, SC 29532
Phone 803-467-6941 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/week * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 June 2009 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6J7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUDG - Darlington County Jetport (10 nm N)
KFLO - Florence Regional Airport (12 nm SE)
KHVS - Hartsville Regional Airport (12 nm NW)
KBBP - Marlboro County Jetport - H.E. Avent Field (23 nm NE)
KCQW - Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field (26 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 23-Aug-2007
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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 06-Dec-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 17:09 | | 22:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Dec-2009 12:49:42 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Dec-2009 07:49:42 |
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| METAR |
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KUDG
10nm N | 061235Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3031 RMK AO1
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KFLO
11nm SE | 061153Z 01005KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 70003 T00001017 10033 20000 53019
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KHVS
12nm NW | 061235Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 00/M01 A3031 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KFLO
11nm SE | 061120Z 0612/0712 01006KT P6SM SKC FM061300 04007KT P6SM FEW250 FM070800 04006KT P6SM BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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