FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 JUNE 2022
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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.
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 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: | | 9 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 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 16 June 2022 at 0901Z to 14 July 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (200KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (202KB) |
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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 02-Jul-2022
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 10:18 |
Sunset | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 02-Jul-2022 09:56:14 |
Local (UTC-4) | 02-Jul-2022 05:56:14 |
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METAR |
KLUX 19nm SW | 020935Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 20/20 A3005 RMK AO2 P0001
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KEOE 23nm S | 020935Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 20/18 A3007 RMK AO2
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KDCM 23nm E | 020915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT010 20/20 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
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KSPA 25nm NW | 020935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC003 21/21 A3005 RMK AO2
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KGSP 31nm NW | 020939Z 00000KT 2SM BR BKN005 20/19 A3006 RMK AO2 T02000189
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KUZA 34nm NE | 020934Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR FEW005 OVC013 20/19 A3005 RMK AO2 T02000194
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KEHO 34nm N | 020935Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC008 21/21 A3006 RMK AO2 T02060206
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KFDW 34nm SE | 020935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3004 RMK AO1
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KGMU 36nm W | 020904Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN004 23/21 A3006 RMK AO2 T02280211
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KGRD 36nm SW | 020904Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 21/21 A3005 RMK AO2 T02110211
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TAF |
KGSP 31nm NW | 020537Z 0206/0306 VRB02KT P6SM BKN020 FM020900 VRB02KT 4SM BR BKN005 TEMPO 0209/0212 2SM BR BKN003 FM021400 VRB02KT P6SM SCT004 BKN021 FM021600 23005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040 PROB30 0219/0224 4SM TSRA BR BKN045CB FM030500 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250
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KGMU 36nm W | 020537Z 0206/0306 VRB02KT P6SM BKN020 FM020900 VRB02KT 4SM BR BKN005 TEMPO 0209/0212 2SM BR BKN003 FM021400 VRB02KT P6SM SCT004 BKN021 FM021600 23005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040 PROB30 0219/0224 4SM TSRA BR BKN045CB FM030500 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
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