FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB RWY 05 | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
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 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:24:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 10:24:33 |
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| METAR |
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KLUX
19nm SW | 131355Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2997 RMK AO2
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KEOE
23nm S | 131355Z AUTO 24010G14KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2999 RMK AO2
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KDCM
23nm E | 131355Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM SCT010 SCT016 28/26 A2996 RMK AO2
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KSPA
25nm NW | 131355Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM SCT007 SCT090 SCT110 26/25 A2996 RMK AO2
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KGSP
31nm NW | 131353Z 27008KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02720228
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KUZA
34nm NE | 131354Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02720233
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KEHO
34nm N | 131355Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM BKN011 25/22 A2996 RMK AO2 T02510223
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KFDW
34nm SE | 131355Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2996 RMK AO1
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KGMU
36nm W | 131353Z 26007KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02720217
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KGRD
36nm SW | 131356Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02780222
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KGSP
31nm NW | 131120Z 1312/1412 23004KT 4SM BR BKN005 FM131300 24008KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN250 FM132000 26011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN045 TEMPO 1320/1324 26010G15KT 4SM TSRA BKN040CB FM140400 32003KT P6SM BKN100
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KGMU
36nm W | 131120Z 1312/1412 24005KT 6SM BR BKN005 FM131300 24008KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN250 FM132000 26011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN045 TEMPO 1320/1324 26010G15KT 4SM TSRA BKN040CB FM140400 32003KT P6SM BKN100
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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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