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T73 Kirk Air Base Airport
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: T73
Lat/Long: 34-40-27.5410N 080-40-56.2470W
34-40.459017N 080-40.937450W
34.6743169,-80.6822908
(estimated)
Elevation: 578 ft. / 176.2 m (surveyed)
CHANGE ELEV FOR SEAPLANE BASE RYS 05W/23W; 16W/34W; 11W/29W TO 550E.
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 5 miles SE of LANCASTER, SC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 29720

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1982
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-DUSK
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: FOR LIRL RY 15/33 CALL 803-286-8800.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at LKR (9 nm W): 120.825 (803-286-6444)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CTFr277/20.2CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME114.5503W
CLTr162/33.7CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHESTER111/26.422006WDCM -.. -.-. --
HARTSVILLE307/32.134107WHVS .... ...- ...
STONIA149/38.926006WGHJ --. .... .---

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2600 x 40 ft. / 792 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none72 ft. tree, 620 ft. from runway, 91 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
RUNWAY -15/33 - END - 33- 58. CLOSE-IN OBSTRUCTION 46 FEET ABOVE RWY; 46 FEET FROM RWY END; 77 FEET RIGHT OF CENTERLINE

Runway 5W/23W

Dimensions: 4400 x 300 ft. / 1341 x 91 m
& 11W/29W & 16W/34W - WATERLANES ARE NOT MARKED - LENGTHS CHANGE WITH WATER LEVELS - CONTACT AMGR AND CHECK NOTAMS.
Surface: water
RUNWAY 5W  RUNWAY 23W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 16W/34W

Dimensions: 3000 x 300 ft. / 914 x 91 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 16W  RUNWAY 34W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 11W/29W

Dimensions: 2245 x 600 ft. / 684 x 183 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 11W  RUNWAY 29W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAMES B. KIRK
1007 KIRK AIR BASE RD
LANCASTER, SC 29720
Phone 803-286-8800
Manager: JAMES B. KIRK
1007 KIRK AIR BASE RD.
LANCASTER, SC 29720
Phone 803-286-8800

Additional Remarks

- RY 15 HAS 30 FT DROP AT THLD.
- RY 33 HAS 10 FT DROP AT THLD.
- FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at T73.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLKR - Lancaster County Airport-Mc Whirter Field (9 nm W)
N52 - JAARS-Townsend Airport (12 nm N)
KPYG - Pageland Airport (17 nm E)
KEQY - Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (21 nm N)
KCDN - Woodward Field Airport (24 nm S)
  
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Photo taken 27-Jan-2008
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5011:50
Sunrise07:1612:16
Sunset17:5822:58
Evening civil twilight18:2423:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Feb-2025 08:38:48
Local (UTC-5)  08-Feb-2025 03:38:48
 
METAR
KLKR 
9nm W 		080815Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR FEW044 BKN055 OVC100 13/12 A3010 RMK AO2
TAF
KCLT 
35nm N 		080522Z 0806/0912 08006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM081400 06005KT P6SM SCT027 OVC050 FM081800 10004KT P6SM OVC022 FM082200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT017 BKN035 FM090300 22007KT P6SM BKN070 BKN250
KSSC 
44nm S 		071600Z 0716/0822 27009KT 9999 BKN012 BKN090 QNH3010INS BECMG 0718/0719 29009KT 9999 SCT020 BKN090 QNH3005INS BECMG 0721/0722 34008KT 9999 VCSH SCT035 BKN090 QNH3009INS BECMG 0803/0804 05006KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN100 QNH3003INS BECMG 0809/0810 08005KT 8000 BR BKN005 OVC010 QNH3015INS TEMPO 0812/0815 1600 -DZ BR BKN004 BECMG 0815/0816 20007KT 9999 NSW BKN020 BKN050 QNH3008INS BECMG 0817/0818 22010KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3006INS TX25/0720Z TN15/0811Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0716 NEXT 0800
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