FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
TREES CLOSE-IN, 142 FT FROM RWY END BOTH SIDES OF RWY 5 APCH 112 FT FROM CNTRLN. | | 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: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 57/week * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 16 July 2020 | |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (211KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (213KB) |
| 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 27-Jan-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunset | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:16 | | 23:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Jan-2021 07:52:21 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 27-Jan-2021 02:52:21 |
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| METAR |
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KLUX
19nm SW | 270735Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM BKN110 12/07 A2995 RMK AO2
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KEOE
23nm S | 270735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN095 BKN120 13/10 A2997 RMK AO2
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KDCM
23nm E | 270615Z AUTO 34004KT 1/4SM FG BKN001 OVC100 08/08 A2994 RMK AO2
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KSPA
25nm NW | 270735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT110 08/07 A2994 RMK AO2
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KGSP
31nm NW | 270653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 10/06 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01000056
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KUZA
34nm NE | 270733Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV001 07/07 A2993 RMK AO2 T00720067
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KEHO
34nm N | 270735Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 06/06 A2995 RMK AO2 T00640064
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KFDW
34nm SE | 270735Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM BKN090 BKN110 14/11 A2994 RMK AO1
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KGMU
36nm W | 270653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 14/04 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01390044
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KGRD
36nm SW | 270656Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM SCT095 BKN120 13/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01280089
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KGSP
31nm NW | 270540Z 2706/2806 28003KT P6SM BKN100 FM271400 02004KT 5SM -RA BR SCT010 OVC040 FM271700 17007KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM280300 25008G16KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT007 OVC012 FM280500 33010G18KT P6SM BKN050
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KGMU
36nm W | 270540Z 2706/2806 29004KT P6SM OVC090 FM271200 34005KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 TEMPO 2712/2716 4SM -RA BR OVC025 FM271600 14006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007 FM280200 25010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT007 OVC015 FM280400 31012G20KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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