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 |
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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 | | 108/17.5 | | 220 | | 06W | | DCM | -.. -.-. -- |
| PAGELAND | | 273/25.5 | | 270 | | 06W | | PYG | .--. -.-- --. |
| WINNSBORO | | 034/27.6 | | 414 | | 07W | | FDW | ..-. -.. .-- |
| STONIA | | 158/31.8 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
| UNION COUNTY | | 093/38.9 | | 326 | | 06W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
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 |
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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 (3.15 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 |
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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 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 |
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| CHESTERFIELD THREE | |
download (299KB) |
| MAJIC ONE | |
download (254KB) |
| SHINE SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (389KB) |
| UNARM THREE | |
download (274KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tammy Scott
Photo taken 09-Sep-2012
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your 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 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunset | | 18:47 | | 22:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:01:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 18:01:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KLKR | 162055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN037 23/15 A2998 RMK AO2
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KDCM
17nm W | 162035Z AUTO 33003KT 7SM BKN037 BKN043 24/16 A2999 RMK AO2
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KUZA
18nm NW | 161954Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN038 23/15 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02330150
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| TAF |
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KCLT
30nm N | 161743Z 1618/1718 20005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM170000 00000KT P6SM BKN080 FM171500 22010G18KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035
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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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