FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026
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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700
UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT LIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ACTVT BEACON - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 120.05 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 120.05 |
| JOOLS STAR: | 135.6 |
| RASLN STAR: | 126.15 |
| 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 (803-306-5558) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CLTr158/22.0 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| CTFr302/26.6 | | CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME | | 114.55 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| STONIA | | 140/28.1 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
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: | low intensity
RWY 04/22 NSTD LIRL. ONLY THREE END LGTS EACH SIDE OF RWYS & EACH SIDE OF DSPLCD THR. |
| Runway edge markings: | MRKGS SMALLER THAN STD DUE TO PVMT WIDTH. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 342 ft. from runway, 63 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
+15 FT WINDSOCK POLE 132 FT FROM THR OFFSET 74 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; AND +51 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 133 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; +51 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 157 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; AND +7 FT FENCE 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 112 FT RIGHT AND OFFSET 120 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 59 ft. trees, 301 ft. from runway, 148 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
84 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 133 FT RIGHT; 65 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 107 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | JAARS INC.
PO BOX 248
WAXHAW, NC 28173
Phone 704-843-6220 |
| Manager: | DAN MILLER
7710 JAARS ROAD
WAXHAW, NC 28173
Phone 704-843-6220 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 04 HAS 5 FT DROP-OFF 150 FT FM THR, 0 BOTH. |
| - | TSNT TFC NOTE THAT ONLY JAARS PILOTS ARE PMTD TO USE NON-STD PATTERNS FOR T. |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RWY 04/22 20 FT DOWN SLOPE BTN ENDS. |
| - | SFC VARN IN RESA. |
| - | WIND CONDS PMTG AT NIGHT TKOF RWY 22 & LAND RWY 04. |
| - | TSNT TFC PROHIBITED FM LNDG ON GRASS PRACTICE AREAS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241. |
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 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| JOOLS THREE (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (275KB) |
| LIINN THREE **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (279KB) |
| MAJIC FOUR **NEW** | |
download (234KB) |
| RASLN THREE **NEW** | |
download (176KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (197KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (191KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLKR - Lancaster County Airport-Mc Whirter Field (10 nm SW)
KEQY - Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (11 nm NE)
KUZA - Rock Hill (York County) 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Jul-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Jul-2026 06:06:54 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Jul-2026 02:06:54 |
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| METAR |
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KLKR
10nm SW | 130555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN047 BKN050 23/23 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-N
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KEQY
11nm NE | 130553Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM BKN017 BKN025 OVC040 24/22 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP184 60000 T02440222 10272 20244 56005
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KUZA
16nm NW | 130554Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW015 BKN044 OVC070 23/23 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP175 60016 T02330228 10261 20228 58008 $
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KCLT
23nm NW | 130538Z 1306/1412 07003KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC040 TEMPO 1306/1308 VRB10G20KT 3SM TSRA BR OVC019CB FM130800 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH FEW007 OVC019 TEMPO 1309/1310 4SM BR OVC007 FM131000 07004KT P6SM OVC006 FM131800 06006KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC014 PROB30 1318/1324 VRB10G20KT 3SM TSRA BR OVC017CB FM140000 05007KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN014 BKN025
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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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