FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6J4 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-55-36.4840N / 081-47-40.3910W
33-55.608067N / 081-47.673183W
33.9268011 / -81.7945531
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 555 ft. / 169 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of SALUDA, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29138 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1970 |
| 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, ALL SAT 0800-1200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 & PAPI RY 19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AIK (18 nm S): | 118.025 (803-643-8664) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IRQr058/22.6 | | COLLIERS VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 04W |
| GRDr138/26.4 | | GREENWOOD VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 01W |
| CAEr278/37.1 | | COLUMBIA VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AIKEN | | 344/17.5 | | 347 | | 04W | | AIK | .- .. -.- |
| CORONACA | | 148/24.4 | | 239 | | 04W | | GIW | --. .. .-- |
| ENOREE | | 204/24.4 | | 278 | | 05W | | EOE | . --- . |
| EMORY | | 024/29.6 | | 385 | | 04W | | EMR | . -- .-. |
| LAURENS | | 172/35.7 | | 307 | | 04W | | LUX | .-.. ..- -..- |
| BARNWELL | | 338/39.4 | | 392 | | 06W | | BKO | -... -.- --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 60 ft. / 975 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.15 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. tree, 346 ft. from runway, 47 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 106 ft. tree, 2071 ft. from runway, 159 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SALUDA COUNTY
101 S MAIN ST
SALUDA, SC 29138
Phone 864-445-2635 |
| Manager: | JOHN CORLEY
PO BOX 636
SALUDA, SC 29138
Phone 864-445-2226 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 February 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A112 | LAST INSPECTED 4/23/03 BY THE STATE |
| - | 30 FT DROP OFF N END OF RY 01. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6J4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAIK - Aiken Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KEOE - Newberry County Airport (24 nm N)
KGRD - Greenwood County Airport (26 nm NW)
6J0 - Lexington County Airport at Pelion (28 nm E)
KDNL - Daniel Field Airport (30 nm SW)
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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 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 00:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:00 | | 01:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 22:52:15 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 18:52:15 |
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| METAR |
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KGRD
26nm NW | 252156Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM FEW090 30/18 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP188 T03000178
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KDNL
30nm SW | 252153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/14 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP180 T03280144
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KCAE
34nm E | 252156Z 09008KT 9SM SCT065 BKN100 26/21 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02610206
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KAGS
35nm S | 252153Z 14007KT 10SM CLR 31/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T03110206
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KCUB
40nm E | 252153Z AUTO 08003KT 8SM SCT060 BKN100 26/22 A3010 RMK AO2 RAE06B23E43 SLPNO P0000 T02560222
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KHQU
43nm SW | 252220Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 31/17 A3013 RMK AO1
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KDNL
30nm SW | 251736Z 251818 VRB05KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150 FM2200 VRB05KT P6SM SCT120 FM1400 19008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
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KCAE
34nm E | 251943Z 252018 VRB05KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 TEMPO 2021 24015G25KT 1SM SHRA BKN040 FM2200 VRB05KT P6SM SCT120 FM1400 20008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
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KAGS
35nm S | 251736Z 251818 VRB05KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150 FM2200 VRB05KT P6SM SCT120 FM1400 19008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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