FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LKR |
| Lat/Long: | 34-43-22.7221N / 080-51-15.9916W
34-43.378702N / 080-51.266527W
34.7229784 / -80.8544421
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 486 ft. / 148.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of LANCASTER, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29720 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.825 (803-286-6444) |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 120.05 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 120.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 9A6 (17 nm W): | 120.975 (803-385-2011) |
| WX ASOS at UZA (19 nm NW): | 120.775 (803-981-9388) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FMLr165/16.7 | | FORT MILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 02W |
| CLTr175/28.4 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| CTFr282/28.9 | | CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LANCASTER | | at field | | 400 | | 07W | | LKR | .-.. -.- .-. |
| RALLY | | 137/15.0 | | 227 | | 05W | | UZ | ..- --.. |
| WESLEY | | 214/15.6 | | 204 | | 06W | | TWL | - .-- .-.. |
| CHESTER | | 109/17.5 | | 220 | | 06W | | DCM | -.. -.-. -- |
| PAGELAND | | 273/25.5 | | 270 | | 06W | | PYG | .--. -.-- --. |
| WINNSBORO | | 033/27.6 | | 414 | | 05W | | FDW | ..-. -.. .-- |
| STONIA | | 158/31.8 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
| UNION COUNTY | | 091/38.9 | | 326 | | 04W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 5904 x 100 ft. / 1800 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 19.0 | | Double wheel: | 28.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 34-43.124750N | | 34-43.632653N |
| Longitude: | 080-51.768783W | | 080-50.764270W |
| Elevation: | 459.8 ft. | | 485.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 059 true | | 246 magnetic, 239 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 137 ft. tree, 3741 ft. from runway, 369 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 90 ft. tree, 2348 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LANCASTER COUNTY
P.O.BOX 1809
LANCASTER, SC 29721
Phone 803-285-1565 |
| Manager: | GARY L. LAUBSCHER
296 AVIATION BLVD
LANCASTER, SC 29720
Phone 803-285-1513 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 68/day * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | 25 FT DROP; 200 FT FM THR RY 06. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CHESTERFIELD THREE | |
download (376KB) |
| MAJIC NINE | |
download (334KB) |
| SHINE FIVE | |
download (323KB) |
| UNARM ONE | |
download (304KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 **CHANGED** | |
download (194KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (190KB) |
| VOR/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (208KB) |
| NDB RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N52 - JAARS-Townsend Airport (10 nm NE)
9A6 - Chester Catawba Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KUZA - Rock Hill (York Co) Airport-Bryant Field (19 nm NW)
KEQY - Monroe Regional Airport (21 nm NE)
KPYG - Pageland Airport (25 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 08:37:28 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 04:37:28 |
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| METAR |
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KUZA
18nm NW | 170754Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01000078
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KEQY
21nm NE | 170753Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01220072
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KCLT
30nm N | 170752Z 34003KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01110067
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KAKH
32nm NW | 170754Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01060078
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| TAF |
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KCLT
30nm N | 170524Z 170606 32004KT P6SM SCT250 FM1230 29005KT P6SM FEW250 FM1500 26008KT P6SM SKC FM1800 24012KT P6SM FEW060 FM2300 22005KT 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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