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KLKR Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Airport
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: 0900-1630
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
FMLr165/16.7FORT MILL VORTAC112.4002W
CLTr175/28.4CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W
CTFr282/28.9CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME108.2003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LANCASTERat field40007WLKR .-.. -.- .-.
RALLY137/15.022705WUZ ..- --..
WESLEY214/15.620406WTWL - .-- .-..
CHESTER108/17.522006WDCM -.. -.-. --
PAGELAND273/25.527006WPYG .--. -.-- --.
WINNSBORO034/27.641407WFDW ..-. -.. .--
STONIA158/31.826006WGHJ --. .... .---
UNION COUNTY093/38.932606WUOT ..- --- -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 803-325-5783.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 6004 x 101 ft. / 1830 x 31 m
Surface: concrete, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 19.0
Double wheel: 28.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 34-43.115825N34-43.632700N
Longitude: 080-51.786510W080-50.764298W
Elevation: 459.3 ft.485.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 066 magnetic, 059 true246 magnetic, 239 true
Displaced threshold: 105 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.15 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 122 ft. tree, 3475 ft. from runway, 339 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 27:1 TO DISPLACED THLD.
146 ft. tree, 4286 ft. from runway, 515 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 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: PAUL MOSES
286 AVIATION BLVD, LANCASTER COUNTY
LANCASTER, SC 29720
Phone 803-325-5783

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 35
Single engine airplanes: 33
Jet airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 65/day *
55% local general aviation
42% transient general aviation
1% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 20 November 2012

Additional Remarks

E67 NAVD88
25 FT DROP; 200 FT FM THR RY 06.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
GCO 121.725 TO CHARLOTTE APCH.
ACFT MUST BE TIED DOWN.

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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
CHESTERFIELD THREE   download (299KB)
MAJIC ONE   download (254KB)
SHINE SIX   2 pages: [1] [2] (389KB)
UNARM THREE   download (274KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (234KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (234KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (172KB)
NDB RWY 24   download (191KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (26KB)
 
Departure Procedures
BOBCAT FIVE   download (309KB)
HORNET SEVEN   download (334KB)
HUGO TWO   2 pages: [1] [2] (464KB)
PANTHER TWO   2 pages: [1] [2] (391KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (141KB)

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 of KLKR (Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Airport)
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Photo taken 09-Sep-2012
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From to KLKR

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0611:06
Sunrise07:3111:31
Sunset18:4722:47
Evening civil twilight19:1323:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 22:01:33
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 18:01:33
 
METAR
KLKR 162055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN037 23/15 A2998 RMK AO2
KDCM 
17nm W 
162035Z AUTO 33003KT 7SM BKN037 BKN043 24/16 A2999 RMK AO2
KUZA 
18nm NW 
161954Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN038 23/15 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02330150
TAF
KCLT 
30nm N 
161743Z 1618/1718 20005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM170000 00000KT P6SM BKN080 FM171500 22010G18KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Lancaster County Airport 803-285-1513
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...

More info about Lancaster County Airport
Shell
100LL Jet A
FS $5.97 $4.75 
SS $5.41 $4.47 
 Updated 16-Oct-2013
 
   5 read write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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SUPER 8 LANCASTER 3.2 47-88
 

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JAMESON INN LANCASTER 3.4 80-81

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