AirNav: 0A2 - Hester Memorial Airport

0A2

Hester Memorial Airport
Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	0A2
Lat/Long:	34-05-26.0000N / 082-33-54.7000W 34-05.433333N / 082-33.911667W 34.0905556 / -82.5651944 (estimated)
Elevation:	517 ft. / 158 m (estimated)
Variation:	04W (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of CALHOUN FALLS, SC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	29628

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1957
Sectional chart:	ATLANTA
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at 27A (12 nm W):	118.15 (706-283-8133)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.5/316.05 (ATHENS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ELWr151/22.5	ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC	108.60	00E
GRDr246/22.6	GREENWOOD VORTAC	115.50	01W
IRQr323/30.5	COLLIERS VORTAC	113.90	04W
AHNr077/38.7	ATHENS VORTAC	109.60	00E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
WASHINGTON/WILKES COUNTY	036/22.6	435	03W	IIY	.. .. -.--
CORONACA	252/25.7	239	04W	GIW	--. .. .--
BULLDOG	079/33.6	221	03W	BJT	-... .--- -
CLEMSON	161/38.4	257	05W	CEU	-.-. . ..-
LAURENS	235/39.5	307	04W	LUX	.-.. ..- -..-

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:

3917 x 60 ft. / 1194 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in poor condition
RY 10/28 & APRON CRACKING BADLY. GRASS GROWING THROUGH CRACKS.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

low intensity

Runway edge markings:

RY 10 AND RY 28 MARKINGS FADED.

RUNWAY 10

RUNWAY 28

Latitude:

34-05.477788N

34-05.388075N

Longitude:

082-34.295687W

082-33.526800W

Elevation:

517.0 ft.

502.0 ft.

Gradient:

0.4%

0.4% UP

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

102 magnetic, 098 true

282 magnetic, 278 true

Markings:

basic, in poor condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

39 ft. tree, 866 ft. from runway, 12 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear
RY 10, 12 FT DIRT ROAD 25 FT FM RY END BOTH SIDES OF CENTERLINE.

63 ft. tree, 845 ft. from runway, 146 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE WITHIN THE PRIMARY SFC.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF CALHOUN FALLS PO BOX 246 CALHOUN FALLS, SC 29628 Phone 864-447-8512
Manager:	FORREST LACONS PO BOX 246 CALHOUN FALLS, SC 29628 Phone 864-378-1149

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 50/month *
67%	transient general aviation
33%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 25 July 2012

Additional Remarks

-	REMOTE CONTROLLED ACFT INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 0A2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

27A - Elbert County Airport-Patz Field (12 nm W)
KGRD - Greenwood County Airport (22 nm NE)
KIIY - Washington-Wilkes County Airport (22 nm SW)
KAND - Anderson Regional Airport (25 nm N)
18A - Franklin County Airport (32 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Aug-2013

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:25	10:25
Sunrise	06:51	10:51
Sunset	20:19	00:19
Evening civil twilight	20:46	00:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Aug-2013 14:14:12
Local (UTC-4)	13-Aug-2013 10:14:12

METAR

KIIY 22nm SW	131355Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2999 RMK AO2
KGRD 23nm NE	131356Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02780222
KAND 26nm N	131356Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM BKN065 27/23 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB16E28 SLP136 P0000 T02720228
KHQU 34nm S	131355Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3003 RMK AO1 T02780244
KCEU 38nm NW	131354Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM FEW080 27/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02670217
KAHN 39nm W	131351Z 26006KT 9SM FEW016 26/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02610222
KLUX 40nm NE	131355Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2997 RMK AO2
K3J7 41nm SW	131355Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM SCT008 SCT060 25/21 A2997 RMK AO2
KGYH 41nm N	131348Z 24008KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2997
KLQK 44nm N	131355Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A2997 RMK AO2 T02490242

TAF

KAND
26nm N

131120Z 1312/1412 24005KT P6SM SCT250 FM131300 24008KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN250 FM132000 26011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN045 TEMPO 1320/1324 26010G15KT 4SM TSRA BKN040CB FM140400 32003KT P6SM BKN100

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