FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 |
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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: | 85 ft. tree, 1779 ft. from runway, 334 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 112 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 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 125/week * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 08 October 2010 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| 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 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 18:06 | | 23:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 06:41:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 01:41:18 |
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| METAR |
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KLUX
19nm SW | 130555Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 00/M10 A3025 RMK AO2
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KEOE
23nm S | 130555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A3029 RMK AO2
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KDCM
23nm E | 130555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M10 A3025 RMK AO2
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KSPA
25nm NW | 130555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M08 A3023 RMK AO2
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KGSP
31nm NW | 130553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M11 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP238 T10111111 10017 21011 58002
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KUZA
34nm NE | 130554Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M05/M09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP253 T10501094 10039 21056 50002
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KEHO
34nm N | 130555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M10 A3023 RMK AO2
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KFDW
34nm SE | 130555Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 01/M11 A3026 RMK AO1
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KGMU
36nm W | 130553Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 00/M11 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00001111 10039 20000 50000
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KGRD
36nm SW | 130556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M11 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP252 T10331106 10028 21044 58003
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KGSP
31nm NW | 130525Z 1306/1406 32005KT P6SM SKC FM131600 22004KT P6SM FEW240 FM131900 21008KT P6SM SCT210 FM140000 20004KT P6SM BKN200
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KGMU
36nm W | 130525Z 1306/1406 32006KT P6SM SKC FM131600 22004KT P6SM FEW230 FM140000 20004KT P6SM BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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