FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | LRO |
Lat/Long: | 32-53-52.2000N 079-46-58.3000W 32-53.870000N 079-46.971667W 32.8978333,-79.7828611 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 11.6 ft. / 3.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 07W (2010) |
From city: | 9 miles NE of MOUNT PLEASANT, SC |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 29464 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 07/1986 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0600-2000 |
Pattern altitude: | 999.6 ft. MSL TPA: 988 FT AGL. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.625 (843-849-0438) |
CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 121.275 |
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 121.275 |
WX AWOS-1 at SC80 (11 nm SW): | 122.975 (843-985-0983) |
WX ASOS at CHS (13 nm W): | 124.75 (843-554-9862) |
WX AWOS-3 at JZI (16 nm SW): | 123.775 (843-559-3123) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CHSr094/12.8 | | CHARLESTON VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 05W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 3700 x 75 ft. / 1128 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 32-54.167435N | | 32-53.573058N |
Longitude: | 079-47.052942W | | 079-46.890215W |
Elevation: | 11.3 ft. | | 11.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 167 true | | 354 magnetic, 347 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CHARLESTON CO AVIATION AUTHORITY 5500 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, #101 CHARLESTON, SC 29418-6911 Phone 843-767-7000 |
Manager: | ELLIOTT SUMMEY CHARLESTON CO AVIATION AUTHORITY, 5500 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, #101 CHARLESTON, SC 29418-6911 Phone 843-767-7000 |
Additional Remarks
- | TWO 2000 FT TOWERS APPROX 4-6 MILES EAST OF ARPT. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC CHARLESTON APCH AT 843-414-2832. |
- | TXG ON THE FNT LINE OF THE FBO RAMP, IN FNT OF THE TRML, WILL BE RSTRD TO ACFT WITH A WINGSPAN LESS THAN 38 FT. NO ACFT, WITH A WINGSPAN THAT EXCEEDS 38 FT, IS PMTD TO PARK ON THE FNT LINE OF THE FBO RAMP OR TAX THROUGH THE FNT TAXILANE IN FNT OF THE TRML AS IT EXCEEDS SAFETY LIMITS AND WING TIP CLEARANCES. ACFT WITH WINGSPANS EXCEEDING 38 FT MUST CTC THE ARPT FBO IN ADVANCE AT 843-884-8837 FOR PRKG AND CDN PRIOR TO ARR AND MUST TAX THROUGH THE CNTR AND OUT TAXILANES OF THE FBO RAMP. |
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 from 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (257KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (245KB) |
VOR/DME-A | |
download (254KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (162KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (356KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCHS - Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport (13 nm W)
KJZI - Charleston Executive Airport (16 nm SW)
KMKS - Berkeley County Airport (21 nm NW)
KDYB - Summerville Airport (27 nm W)
KGGE - Georgetown County Airport (34 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of CCAA (Charleston County Aviation Authority)
Taken in October 2017
looking south-southeast.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 07-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 10:35 |
Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 11:00 |
Sunset | | 19:42 | | 23:42 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 00:07 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 07-Apr-2025 06:52:47 |
Local (UTC-4) | 07-Apr-2025 02:52:47 |
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METAR |
KLRO | 070615Z AUTO 18014G19KT 6SM BR 22/21 A2988 RMK AO2
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KCHS 13nm W | 070556Z 20016G23KT 10SM FEW060 FEW200 22/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02220194 10228 20211 58017
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KJZI 16nm SW | 070635Z AUTO 20013G18KT 9SM 22/21 A2988 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KCHS 13nm W | 070537Z 0706/0806 20014G20KT P6SM SCT060 SCT200 FM071400 21017G25KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM071800 21021G31KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 TEMPO 0720/0723 27011G17KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN028CB OVC040 FM072300 26012KT 4SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC030CB FM080000 27009KT 6SM SHRA BR SCT009 OVC015 FM080200 27007KT P6SM BKN008 OVC012
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KJZI 16nm SW | 070537Z 0706/0806 20010G14KT P6SM SCT060 SCT200 FM071400 21016G24KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM071800 21020G29KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 TEMPO 0720/0723 27011G17KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN028CB OVC040 FM072300 25012KT 4SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC030CB FM080000 26009KT 6SM SHRA BR SCT009 OVC015 FM080200 27007KT P6SM BKN008 OVC012
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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