FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CORONACA | | 269/3.6 | | 239 | | 04W | | GIW | --. .. .-- |
| LAURENS | | 218/18.7 | | 307 | | 04W | | LUX | .-.. ..- -..- |
| ENOREE | | 267/26.2 | | 278 | | 05W | | EOE | . --- . |
| UNION COUNTY | | 228/36.5 | | 326 | | 04W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
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: | 58 ft. tree, 1455 ft. from runway, 217 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 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 27 February 2009 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 09 | |
download (243KB) |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (282KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (265KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 23:21:30 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 19:21:30 |
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| METAR |
| KGRD | 052256Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02720206
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KLUX 19nm NE | 052255Z AUTO 10SM CLR 26/20 A2985 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KAND 31nm NW | 051733Z 0518/0618 23006KT P6SM VCSH SCT050CB BKN150 FM060000 24005KT P6SM VCSH OVC050CB FM060900 24003KT 5SM BR OVC025 FM061300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050
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KGMU 37nm N | 051900Z 0519/0618 24010KT P6SM FEW050 BKN150 TEMPO 0519/0520 24012G24KT FM052000 24008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050CB TEMPO 0520/0522 24012G24KT FM060900 29004KT 6SM BR OVC025 FM061300 05005KT P6SM BKN050
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KGSP 39nm N | 051900Z 0519/0618 24010KT P6SM FEW050 BKN150 TEMPO 0519/0520 24012G24KT FM052000 24008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050CB TEMPO 0520/0522 24012G24KT FM060900 29004KT 6SM BR OVC025 FM061300 05005KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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