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KDCM
(formerly 9A6) 		Chester Catawba Regional Airport
Chester, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: DCM
Lat/Long: 34-47-21.6000N / 081-11-44.8000W
34-47.360000N / 081-11.746667W
34.7893333 / -81.1957778
(estimated)
Elevation: 656 ft. / 199.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (2000)
From city: 5 miles N of CHESTER, SC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 29706

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1943
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0900-1800, ALL SAT 0800-2000, ALL SUN 1300-2000
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 AND PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 120.975 (803-385-2011)
CHARLOTTE APPROACH: 120.05
CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: 120.05
WX ASOS at UZA (14 nm NE): 120.775 (803-981-9388)
WX AWOS-3 at LKR (17 nm E): 120.825 (803-286-6444)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FMLr227/16.9FORT MILL VORTAC112.4002W
CLTr212/26.9CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W
SPAr114/38.9SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHESTERat field22006WDCM -.. -.-. --
RALLY228/8.322705WUZ ..- --..
LANCASTER290/17.140007WLKR .-.. -.- .-.
UNION COUNTY078/22.932604WUOT ..- --- -
STONIA190/24.226006WGHJ --. .... .---
WESLEY254/26.120406WTWL - .-- .-..
WINNSBORO357/28.841405WFDW ..-. -.. .--
FIRST RIVER151/34.141706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
ENOREE042/36.027805WEOE . --- .
FAIRMONT105/39.424805WFRT ..-. .-. -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 44.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 34-47.817833N34-47.011567N
Longitude: 081-12.023717W081-11.816717W
Elevation: 656.2 ft.635.7 ft.
Gradient: 1.4%1.4%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 168 true354 magnetic, 348 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.10 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 36 ft. tree, 771 ft. from runway, 78 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear53 ft. tree, 1377 ft. from runway, 303 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4998 x 100 ft. / 1523 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RWY 05/23 SEVERELY AGED AND CRACKED. GRASS BEGINNING TO GROW THROUGH CRACKS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
Double wheel: 12.0
Runway edge markings: MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 34-47.064733N34-47.542283N
Longitude: 081-11.979333W081-11.165600W
Elevation: 641.7 ft.620.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 061 magnetic, 055 true241 magnetic, 235 true
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 95 ft. tree, 1275 ft. from runway, 216 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear17 ft. trees, 229 ft. from runway, 52 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF CHESTER
100 WEST END ST
CHESTER, SC 29706
Phone 803-385-5133
Manager: WINSTON "BUTCH" CHURCH
PO BOX 1854A, PIPER DR.
CHESTER, SC 29706
Phone 803-385-6664
FOR FUEL OR ANY SERVICE AFTER HRS. CALL 803/519-7009.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 31
Single engine airplanes: 30
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 23/day *
71% local general aviation
29% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 27 August 2009

Additional Remarks

E67 NAVD88

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
CHESTERFIELD THREE   download (378KB)
MAJIC ONE   download (315KB)
SHINE FIVE   download (324KB)
UNARM ONE   download (306KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (197KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (193KB)
NDB RWY 35   download (205KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (68KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KUZA - Rock Hill (York Co) Airport-Bryant Field (14 nm NE)
KLKR - Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Airport (17 nm E)
N52 - JAARS-Townsend Airport (23 nm E)
35A - Union County Airport, Troy Shelton Field (23 nm W)
KAKH - Gastonia Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
  
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Sectional chart
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From to KDCM

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2711:27
Sunrise06:5311:53
Sunset17:2422:24
Evening civil twilight17:5022:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 06:46:18
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 01:46:18
 
METAR
KDCM 080635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3025 RMK AO2
KUZA 
14nm NE 		080554Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00560039 10111 20050 52002
KLKR 
17nm E 		080635Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 03/03 A3025 RMK AO2
TAF
KCLT 
28nm NE 		080520Z 0806/0906 17002KT P6SM SKC FM081300 20003KT P6SM FEW250 FM081600 16004KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Chester County Airport 803-385-6664
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FS 
 100LL 
$4.40 
Jet A 
$4.85 
 Updated 15-Oct-2009
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