FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5J9 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-05-18.3000N / 078-51-53.7000W 34-05.305000N / 078-51.895000W 34.0884167 / -78.8649167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 99 ft. / 30.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of LORIS, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29569 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| MYRTLE BEACH APPROACH: | 119.2 |
| MYRTLE BEACH DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CPC (13 nm NE): | 118.375 (910-642-7508) |
| WX ASOS at CRE (18 nm SE): | PHONE 843-361-2802 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQ 128.7/343.6(MYRTLE BEACH RCAG) WHEN MYRTLE BEACH APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CREr340/17.9 | | GRAND STRAND VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 03W |
| LBTr171/(32.7) | | LUMBERTON VOR | | 110.00 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAMP | | 221/13.3 | | 227 | | 07W | | CPC | -.-. .--. -.-. |
| HORRY | | 047/20.6 | | 370 | | 08W | | HYW | .... -.-- .-- |
| MARION | | 110/24.0 | | 388 | | 06W | | MAO | -- .- --- |
| ELIZABETHTOWN | | 221/31.6 | | 398 | | 08W | | TGQ | - --. --.- |
| ROBESON | | 171/33.0 | | 359 | | 08W | | RSY | .-. ... -.-- |
| DILLON | | 136/33.1 | | 274 | | 05W | | DLC | -.. .-.. -.-. |
| STUCKEY | | 063/39.3 | | 236 | | 06W | | HEK | .... . -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3694 x 60 ft. / 1126 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 34-05.218735N | | 34-05.390357N |
| Longitude: | 078-52.246725W | | 078-51.544410W |
| Elevation: | 99.2 ft. | | 99.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 074 true | | 262 magnetic, 254 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box SAVASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. tree, 280 ft. from runway, 183 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear RY 08 SECONDARY PAVED ROAD 150 FT FROM THLD. | | 75 ft. tree, 817 ft. from runway, 248 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HORRY COUNTY PO BOX 1236 CONWAY, SC 29526 Phone 843-248-1201 |
| Manager: | BOB KEMP 100 JETPORT ROAD MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577 Phone 843-448-1580 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 October 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | 30 FT POWER LINE 180 FT L. |
| - | BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR SERVICE CALL (843) 756-7404. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 26 | |
download (137KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (144KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCPC - Columbus County Municipal Airport (13 nm NE)
KCRE - Grand Strand Airport (18 nm SE)
KHYW - Conway-Horry County Airport (20 nm SW)
KMAO - Marion County Airport (24 nm W)
KMYR - Myrtle Beach International Airport (25 nm S)
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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 23-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:07 | | 22:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:34 | | 22:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 07:44:03 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2009 02:44:03 |
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| METAR |
KCPC 13nm NE | 230720Z AUTO 04008KT 7SM OVC005 12/12 A3008 RMK AO2 T01210118
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KCRE 18nm SE | 230711Z AUTO 06012KT 10SM OVC013 13/11 A3006 RMK AO2
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KHYW 20nm SW | 230715Z AUTO 05006KT 7SM OVC005 12/11 A3007 RMK AO2
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KMAO 24nm W | 230715Z AUTO 08005KT 7SM OVC008 12/12 A3006 RMK AO2
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KMYR 25nm S | 230715Z AUTO 04012G18KT 10SM OVC012 13/12 A3009 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KCRE 18nm SE | 230549Z 2306/2406 05012G19KT P6SM OVC008 TEMPO 2306/2308 5SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC025 FM230800 03009KT 6SM -RA BR OVC007 FM231100 01007KT 5SM BR OVC004 FM231700 34006KT P6SM OVC006 FM232300 34003KT 4SM BR OVC004 FM240200 VRB02KT 1SM -DZ BR OVC002
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| NOTAMs |
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