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 |
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: | |
| 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 | | left |
| Runway heading: | 102 magnetic, 098 true | | 282 magnetic, 278 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| 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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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 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:14:12 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 10:14:12 |
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| METAR |
KIIY 22nm SW | 131355Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2999 RMK AO2
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KGRD 23nm NE | 131356Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02780222
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KAND 26nm N | 131356Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM BKN065 27/23 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB16E28 SLP136 P0000 T02720228
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KHQU 34nm S | 131355Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3003 RMK AO1 T02780244
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KCEU 38nm NW | 131354Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM FEW080 27/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02670217
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KAHN 39nm W | 131351Z 26006KT 9SM FEW016 26/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02610222
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KLUX 40nm NE | 131355Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2997 RMK AO2
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K3J7 41nm SW | 131355Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM SCT008 SCT060 25/21 A2997 RMK AO2
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KGYH 41nm N | 131348Z 24008KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2997
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KLQK 44nm N | 131355Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A2997 RMK AO2 T02490242
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| 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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