FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| ELWr010/23.8 | | ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 00E |
| ODFr077/30.1 | | FOOTHILLS VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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: | 34-48.301308N | | 34-48.895338N |
| Longitude: | 082-42.519282W | | 082-41.826300W |
| Elevation: | 963.7 ft. | | 1013.4 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: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 63/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 April 2009 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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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 22-Nov-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 | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 22:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2009 06:02:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Nov-2009 01:02:32 |
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| METAR |
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KCEU
12nm SW | 220554Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 09/05 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T00940050 10128 20089 53001
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KGYH
16nm E | 220555Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3016 RMK AO2
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KGMU
18nm E | 220553Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T00780039 10117 20078 58001
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KAND
19nm S | 220556Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00780044 10100 20078 58000
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KGSP
25nm E | 220553Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00720044 10111 20072 50000
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| TAF |
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KGMU
18nm E | 220532Z 2206/2306 04004KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM221200 05007KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM221900 04007KT P6SM -RA BKN020 OVC050 FM230200 04006KT 5SM -RA BR FEW009 BKN015
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KAND
19nm S | 220532Z 2206/2306 06006KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM221100 05007KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM221400 04008KT P6SM SCT030 OVC060 FM221700 04007KT P6SM -RA BKN020 OVC050 FM230100 05007KT 5SM -RA BR FEW009 OVC015
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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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