FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LQK |
| Lat/Long: | 34-48-35.9000N / 082-42-10.4000W 34-48.598333N / 082-42.173333W 34.8099722 / -82.7028889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1013 ft. / 308.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of PICKENS, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29657 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RWY 5/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.0 (864-843-5801) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 118.8 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 118.8 |
| WX ASOS at CEU (12 nm SW): | 119.275 (864-882-0144) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GYH (16 nm E): | 127.325 (864-277-5674) |
| WX ASOS at GMU (18 nm E): | 127.075 (864-239-0014) |
| WX ASOS at AND (19 nm S): | 120.675 (864-226-9522) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/307.9 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ELWr010/23.8 | | ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 00E |
| ODFr077/30.1 | | FOOTHILLS VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LAKE KEOWEE | | at field | | 408 | | 04W | | LQK | .-.. --.- -.- |
| CLEMSON | | 053/12.2 | | 257 | | 05W | | CEU | -.-. . ..- |
| DYANA | | 302/14.6 | | 338 | | 03W | | GY | --. -.-- |
| BROAD RIVER | | 206/30.0 | | 379 | | 04W | | BRA | -... .-. .- |
| FAIRMONT | | 266/35.8 | | 248 | | 05W | | FRT | ..-. .-. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-48.301300N | | 34-48.895533N |
| Longitude: | 082-42.519283W | | 082-41.826250W |
| Elevation: | 963.2 ft. | | 1013.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 044 true | | 228 magnetic, 224 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 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PICKENS COUNTY 222 MCDANIEL AVE; B-2 PICKENS, SC 29671 Phone 843-878-7800 |
| Manager: | SKEETS COOPER 240 AIRPORT ROAD 29657 Phone 864-843-5803 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 110/day * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 35% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE IN EFFECT, PHONE 864-843-5803. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (208KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 05 | |
download (247KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCEU - Oconee County Regional Airport (12 nm SW)
KGYH - Donaldson Center Airport (16 nm E)
KGMU - Greenville Downtown Airport (18 nm E)
KAND - Anderson Regional Airport (19 nm S)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (24 nm E)
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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
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 09:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 08:24:30 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 04:24:30 |
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| METAR |
KCEU 12nm SW | 170754Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 12/09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP116 T01220094
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KGYH 16nm E | 170050Z 30003KT 10SM CLR 21/02 A2980
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KGMU 18nm E | 170753Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01220050
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KAND 19nm S | 170756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01000089
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KGSP 25nm E | 170753Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01110056
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| TAF |
KGMU 18nm E | 170524Z 170606 34005KT P6SM FEW250 FM1230 29006KT P6SM SKC FM1500 25007KT P6SM SKC FM1700 24012KT P6SM FEW060 FM2300 23005KT P6SM SCT250
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KAND 19nm S | 170524Z 170606 30004KT P6SM FEW250 FM1300 26006KT P6SM SKC FM1700 24011KT P6SM FEW060 FM2300 25005KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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