FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N52 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-51-49.7400N / 080-44-52.7400W 34-51.829000N / 080-44.879000W 34.8638167 / -80.7479833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 602 ft. / 183.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of WAXHAW, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28173 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1962 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT ROTG BCN AFT DAWN - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 120.05 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 120.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LKR (10 nm SW): | 120.825 (803-286-6444) |
| WX ASOS at EQY (11 nm NE): | 135.775 (704-283-5185) |
| WX ASOS at UZA (17 nm NW): | 120.775 (803-981-9388) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FMLr128/12.6 | | FORT MILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 02W |
| CLTr158/22.0 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| CTFr302/26.6 | | CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WESLEY | | 207/5.7 | | 204 | | 06W | | TWL | - .-- .-.. |
| LANCASTER | | 040/10.0 | | 400 | | 07W | | LKR | .-.. -.- .-. |
| PAGELAND | | 295/21.4 | | 270 | | 06W | | PYG | .--. -.-- --. |
| CHESTER | | 084/22.8 | | 220 | | 06W | | DCM | -.. -.-. -- |
| STONIA | | 140/28.1 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
| ANSON COUNTY | | 261/34.1 | | 283 | | 07W | | AFP | .- ..-. .--. |
| CAMDEN | | 350/36.0 | | 263 | | 05W | | CDN | -.-. -.. -. |
| WINNSBORO | | 034/37.6 | | 414 | | 05W | | FDW | ..-. -.. .-- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3309 x 40 ft. / 1009 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard NSTD LIRL; EDGE LIGHTS 30 FT FROM PAVEMENT. |
| Runway edge markings: | 04/22 MARKINGS NSTD SIZE. |
| Operational restrictions: | WIND CONDITIONS PERMITTING AT NIGHT TKOF RWY 22 & LAND RWY 04. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 34-51.614333N | | 34-52.044333N |
| Longitude: | 080-45.082667W | | 080-44.675333W |
| Elevation: | 602.0 ft. | | 599.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 045 magnetic, 038 true | | 225 magnetic, 218 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 260 ft. from runway, 138 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +45 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR 120 FT R & L. | | 62 ft. trees, 365 ft. from runway, 124 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 9:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. +5 FT FENCE 100 FT FROM THR & 50 FT TREES 120 FT R & L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | JAARS INC. BOX 248 WAXHAW, NC 28173 Phone 704-843-6268 |
| Manager: | BRUCE POWELL 7710 JAARS ROAD WAXHAW, NC 28173 Phone 704-843-6612 AFT HRS PHONE 704-843-6220. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 14% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 20 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 4 HAS 5 FT DROP-OFF 150 FT FROM THR 0 BOTH. |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TRAINING ACFT FREQUENTLY OPER AT NSTD ALTITUDES & NSTD PATTERNS. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 04/22 HAS 20 FT DOWN SLOPE BTN ENDS. |
| - | SFC VARIATIONS IN RY SURFACE AREA. |
| A81 1 | ACTVT LIRL RY 04/22 AFT DUSK - CTAF. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| CHESTERFIELD THREE | |
download (376KB) |
| MAJIC NINE | |
download (334KB) |
| SHINE FIVE | |
download (323KB) |
| UNARM ONE | |
download (304KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 04 | |
download (170KB) |
| GPS RWY 22 | |
download (169KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (154KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLKR - Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Airport (10 nm SW)
KEQY - Monroe Regional Airport (11 nm NE)
KUZA - Rock Hill (York Co) Airport-Bryant Field (17 nm NW)
KPYG - Pageland Airport (21 nm E)
KDCM - Chester Catawba Regional Airport (23 nm W)
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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 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 10:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 00:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 19:43:20 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 15:43:20 |
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| METAR |
KEQY 11nm NE | 251853Z AUTO 17003KT 9SM -RA SCT046 27/19 A3015 RMK AO2 RAB49 SLP210 P0000 T02670189
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KUZA 16nm NW | 251854Z AUTO 12004KT 9SM BKN110 28/18 A3016 RMK AO2 RAB11E21 SLP200 P0000 T02780178
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| TAF |
KCLT 23nm NW | 251738Z 251818 14005KT P6SM BKN120 FM1500 19006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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