FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LKR |
| Lat/Long: | 34-43-22.4558N / 080-51-16.5243W
34-43.374263N / 080-51.275405W
34.7229044 / -80.8545901
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 486 ft. / 148.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of LANCASTER, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29720 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.825 (803-286-6444) |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 120.05 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 120.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DCM (17 nm W): | 120.975 (803-385-2011) |
| WX ASOS at UZA (19 nm NW): | 120.775 (803-981-9388) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FMLr165/16.7 | | FORT MILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 02W |
| CLTr175/28.4 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| CTFr282/28.9 | | CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LANCASTER | | at field | | 400 | | 07W | | LKR | .-.. -.- .-. |
| RALLY | | 137/15.0 | | 227 | | 05W | | UZ | ..- --.. |
| WESLEY | | 214/15.6 | | 204 | | 06W | | TWL | - .-- .-.. |
| CHESTER | | 109/17.5 | | 220 | | 06W | | DCM | -.. -.-. -- |
| PAGELAND | | 273/25.5 | | 270 | | 06W | | PYG | .--. -.-- --. |
| WINNSBORO | | 032/27.6 | | 414 | | 05W | | FDW | ..-. -.. .-- |
| STONIA | | 158/31.8 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
| UNION COUNTY | | 091/38.9 | | 326 | | 04W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR AFTER HOURS FUEL CALL 803-493-3226. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6004 x 100 ft. / 1830 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 19.0 | | Double wheel: | 28.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 34-43.115825N | | 34-43.632700N |
| Longitude: | 080-51.786510W | | 080-50.764298W |
| Elevation: | 459.3 ft. | | 485.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 059 true | | 246 magnetic, 239 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 105 ft. | | no |
| 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 135 ft. tree, 3701 ft. from runway, 361 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 136 ft. tree, 4534 ft. from runway, 476 ft. left of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LANCASTER COUNTY
P.O.BOX 1809
LANCASTER, SC 29721
Phone 803-285-1565 |
| Manager: | GARY L. LAUBSCHER
296 AVIATION BLVD
LANCASTER, SC 29720
Phone 803-285-1513 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 49 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 49 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 65/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | 25 FT DROP; 200 FT FM THR RY 06. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO 121.725 TO CHARLOTTE APCH. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CHESTERFIELD THREE | |
download (378KB) |
| MAJIC ONE | |
download (315KB) |
| SHINE FIVE | |
download (324KB) |
| UNARM ONE | |
download (306KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (195KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (206KB) |
| NDB RWY 24 | |
download (196KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N52 - JAARS-Townsend Airport (10 nm NE)
KDCM - Chester Catawba Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KUZA - Rock Hill (York Co) Airport-Bryant Field (19 nm NW)
KEQY - Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (21 nm NE)
KPYG - Pageland Airport (25 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 08-Nov-2008
from 2500 feet
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 17:23 | | 22:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 22:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 08:57:55 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 03:57:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KLKR | 080855Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 02/02 A3026 RMK AO2
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KDCM
17nm W | 080835Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3025 RMK AO2
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KUZA
18nm NW | 080854Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 04/02 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00390022 55000
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| TAF |
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KCLT
30nm N | 080520Z 0806/0906 17002KT P6SM SKC FM081300 20003KT P6SM FEW250 FM081600 16004KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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