FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 MARCH 2020
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 35A |
| Lat/Long: | 34-41-13.0300N 081-38-28.2000W
34-41.217167N 081-38.470000W
34.6869528,-81.6411667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 610.2 ft. / 186 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of UNION, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29379 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1970 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 05/23 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.45 (864-427-1514) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 119.4 [1200-0400Z++] |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 119.4 [1200-0400Z++] |
| WX AWOS-3 at LUX (19 nm SW): | 123.975 (864-682-3639) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/263.125 (OWING RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SPAr148/25.1 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
| GRDr045/36.4 | | GREENWOOD VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 01W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF-SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 864-426-3003. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3508 x 60 ft. / 1069 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-41.020500N | | 34-41.413833N |
| Longitude: | 081-38.726667W | | 081-38.213333W |
| Elevation: | 573.4 ft. | | 610.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 047 true | | 233 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 66 ft. tree, 1466 ft. from runway, 103 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | UNION COUNTY
PO DRAWER G
UNION, SC 29379
Phone 864-429-1600 |
| Manager: | RONNIE WADE
UNION COUNTY AIRPORT, 198 AIRPORT RD
UNION, SC 29379
Phone 864-429-1680 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 57/week * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 July 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC GREER APCH AT 864-877-8275. WHEN GREER APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 26 March 2020 at 0901Z to 23 April 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (178KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (180KB) |
| NDB RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (173KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLUX - Laurens County Airport (19 nm SW)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport/Simpson Field (21 nm NW)
KEOE - Newberry County Airport (23 nm S)
KDCM - Chester Catawba Regional Airport (23 nm E)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (31 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Apr-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunset | | 19:49 | | 23:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 00:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Apr-2020 23:33:40 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 03-Apr-2020 19:33:40 |
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| METAR |
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KLUX
19nm SW | 032315Z AUTO 25004KT 7SM CLR 23/01 A2990 RMK AO2
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KEOE
23nm S | 032315Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 23/04 A2993 RMK AO2
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KDCM
23nm E | 032315Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 21/00 A2990 RMK AO2
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KSPA
25nm NW | 032315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/M03 A2990 RMK AO2
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KGSP
31nm NW | 032253Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 24/M02 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02391022
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KUZA
34nm NE | 032254Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 23/M01 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02281006
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KFDW
34nm SE | 032315Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 23/03 A2990 RMK AO1
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KGMU
36nm W | 032253Z 26006KT 10SM CLR 24/01 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02440011
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KGRD
36nm SW | 032256Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 22/03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02220033
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KGYH
37nm W | 032247Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 24/01 A2991
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KGSP
31nm NW | 031734Z 0318/0418 23005KT P6SM FEW250 FM040200 29003KT P6SM FEW120 FEW200 FM041400 04003KT P6SM FEW120 FEW250
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KGMU
36nm W | 031734Z 0318/0418 25005KT P6SM FEW200 FM040200 34004KT P6SM FEW120 FEW250 FM041000 04003KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250
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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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