AirNav: 35A - Union County Airport, Troy Shelton Field

35A

Union County Airport, Troy Shelton Field
Union, South Carolina, USA

GOING TO UNION?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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:	DUSK-DAWN 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)

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
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

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
UNION COUNTY	at field	326	04W	UOT	..- --- -
LAURENS	059/18.6	307	04W	LUX	.-.. ..- -..-
FAIRMONT	132/21.3	248	05W	FRT	..-. .-. -
CHESTER	261/22.5	220	06W	DCM	-.. -.-. --
ENOREE	004/22.5	278	05W	EOE	. --- .
FIRST RIVER	190/34.0	417	06W	SLP	... .-.. .--.
CORONACA	044/34.1	239	04W	GIW	--. .. .--
WINNSBORO	316/34.4	414	05W	FDW	..-. -.. .--
STONIA	224/38.5	260	06W	GHJ	--. .... .---
LANCASTER	274/38.7	400	07W	LKR	.-.. -.- .-.

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:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
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:

Single wheel:

12.5

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

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)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

92 ft. tree, 1899 ft. from runway, 232 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

109 ft. tree, 2083 ft. from runway, 213 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 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:		18
Single engine airplanes:		17
Multi engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 125/week *
62%	transient general aviation
38%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 06 February 2009

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB RWY 05		download (190KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (33KB)

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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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Feb-2010

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:52	11:52
Sunrise	07:18	12:18
Sunset	18:04	23:04
Evening civil twilight	18:30	23:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Feb-2010 05:14:11
Local (UTC-5)	10-Feb-2010 00:14:11

METAR

KEOE 23nm S	100455Z AUTO 26019G30KT 180V310 10SM SCT022 SCT030 05/01 A2973 RMK AO2
KDCM 23nm E	100455Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM SCT018 OVC022 05/ A2964 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
KSPA 25nm NW	100455Z AUTO 26010G18KT 10SM SCT023 SCT031 03/03 A2965 RMK AO2
KGSP 31nm NW	100453Z AUTO 25014G20KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP042 T00221033 400830017
KUZA 34nm NE	100454Z AUTO 26008KT 6SM BR BKN008 OVC021 06/04 A2963 RMK AO2 CIG 004V013 SLP037 T00560044 400560011
KEHO 34nm N	100500Z AUTO 33004KT 3/4SM BR OVC002 03/03 A2963 RMK AO2 T00250026
KFDW 34nm SE	100455Z AUTO 26014G24KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A2967 RMK AO1
KGMU 36nm W	100453Z AUTO 26013KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP056 T00171044 400940017
KGRD 36nm SW	100456Z AUTO 25009G18KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP077 T00281028 401001006
KGYH 37nm W	100455Z AUTO 26015G20KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2969 RMK AO2

TAF

KGSP 31nm NW	100344Z 1004/1024 25012G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 1004/1006 BKN025 BKN040 FM100600 28012G22KT P6SM SCT040 FM101600 30020G35KT P6SM FEW050
KGMU 36nm W	100333Z 1004/1024 25012G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 1004/1006 BKN025 BKN040 FM100600 28012G22KT P6SM SCT040 FM101600 30020G35KT P6SM FEW050

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Comments

Union County Airport

864-429-1680

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	100LL
SS		$3.50
Updated 08-Nov-2009

7 read

write

SS=Self service

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