FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 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 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| 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 |
| GREER APPROACH: | 119.4 [1200-0430Z++] |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 119.4 [1200-0430Z++] |
| WX AWOS-3 at LUX (19 nm SW): | 123.975 (864-682-3639) |
- WHEN GREER APCH CTL CLSD APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/319.25 (OWING RCAG).
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 |
| FMLr244/38.4 | | FORT MILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF-SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 864-426-3003. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| 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 |
| Gradient: | SOUTHWEST. |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% UP | | 1.0% DOWN |
| 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 | | 83 ft. tree, 1069 ft. from runway, 287 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 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: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 125/week * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 16 April 2013 | |
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 between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **NEW** | |
download (175KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **NEW** | |
download (178KB) |
| NDB RWY 05 | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLUX - Laurens County Airport (19 nm SW)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 18:50 | | 22:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:16 | | 23:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:06:30 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 18:06:30 |
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| METAR |
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KLUX
19nm SW | 162035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN046 23/13 A3000 RMK AO2
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KEOE
23nm S | 162035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN041 BKN048 24/15 A3000 RMK AO2
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KDCM
23nm E | 162035Z AUTO 33003KT 7SM BKN037 BKN043 24/16 A2999 RMK AO2
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KSPA
25nm NW | 162055Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A2999 RMK AO2
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KGSP
31nm NW | 161953Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02220128
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KUZA
34nm NE | 161954Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN038 23/15 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02330150
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KEHO
34nm N | 162055Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2999 RMK AO2 T02110136
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KFDW
34nm SE | 162035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN037 24/15 A2998 RMK AO1
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KGMU
36nm W | 161953Z 27004KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02220122
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KGRD
36nm SW | 161956Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM BKN047 24/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02390133
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KGSP
31nm NW | 161743Z 1618/1718 21005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM170000 00000KT P6SM OVC080 FM171100 22003KT P6SM OVC050 FM171500 23008KT P6SM OVC028
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KGMU
36nm W | 161743Z 1618/1718 22005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM170200 00000KT P6SM OVC080 FM171200 23006KT P6SM OVC040 FM171500 23007KT P6SM OVC028
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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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