FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GRD |
| Lat/Long: | 34-14-55.4000N / 082-09-32.7000W 34-14.923333N / 082-09.545000W 34.2487222 / -82.1590833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 631 ft. / 192.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of GREENWOOD, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29649 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GRD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN 1100-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 09/27 PRESET ON MED INTST DUSK-2300; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. AFTER 2300, ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 AND REIL RYS 09 & 27 AND ODALS RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.125 (864-388-9115) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 120.6 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 120.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LUX (19 nm NE): | 123.975 (864-682-3639) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/322.4 (OWING RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GRD at field | | GREENWOOD VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 01W |
| IRQr004/32.5 | | COLLIERS VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 04W |
| ELWr108/32.6 | | ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 57.5 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 34-14.889483N | | 34-14.958467N |
| Longitude: | 082-10.039283W | | 082-09.049483W |
| Elevation: | 628.8 ft. | | 620.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 085 true | | 269 magnetic, 265 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. tree, 1456 ft. from runway, 216 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GREENWOOD COUNTY 600 MONUMENT STREET GREENWOOD, SC 29646 Phone 864-942-8502 |
| Manager: | LARRY SMITH COUNTY COURTHOUSE GREENWOOD, SC 29649 Phone 864-942-8556 FBO PHONE 864-942-9634 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 38 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 110/day * | | 62% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 March 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | TWY A PARALLEL TO RY 09/27; GRADE EXTREME WITH DROPOFFS EACH SIDE OF TWY. |
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 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 09 | |
download (245KB) |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (237KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (249KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (56KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLUX - Laurens County Airport (19 nm NE)
KEOE - Newberry County Airport (26 nm E)
KAND - Anderson Regional Airport (31 nm NW)
KGYH - Donaldson Center Airport (32 nm N)
27A - Elbert County Airport-Patz Field (34 nm W)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunset | | 19:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 11:01:19 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 08-Oct-2008 07:01:19 |
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| METAR |
| KGRD | 081056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC029 17/14 A3015 RMK AO2 RAB25E35 SLP203 P0000 T01670144
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| TAF |
KAND 31nm NW | 080826Z 080806 09005KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 TEMPO 0812 SCT015 OVC050 FM1200 07006KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM1700 06007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009
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KGMU 37nm N | 080531Z 080606 02006KT P6SM BKN025 OVC250 TEMPO 0610 6SM BR SCT025 OVC250 FM1000 06005KT 4SM BR OVC015 TEMPO 1014 6SM BR SCT015 OVC025 FM1500 06006KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC009 FM1900 05007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 FM0000 05007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC005
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KGSP 39nm N | 080531Z 080606 02006KT P6SM BKN025 OVC250 TEMPO 0610 6SM BR SCT025 OVC250 FM1000 06005KT 4SM BR OVC015 TEMPO 1014 6SM BR SCT015 OVC025 FM1400 06006KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC009 FM2000 05006KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009
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| NOTAMs |
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