FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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 **NEW** | |
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 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 00:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:19:34 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 10:19:34 |
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| METAR |
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| KLKR | 131355Z AUTO 23006KT 010V020 10SM CLR 27/25 A2994 RMK AO2
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KDCM
17nm W | 131355Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM SCT010 SCT016 28/26 A2996 RMK AO2
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KUZA
18nm NW | 131354Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02720233
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| TAF |
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KCLT
30nm N | 131120Z 1312/1412 21005KT P6SM FEW006 FEW250 FM131400 24006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN035 FM131800 25008KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 TEMPO 1318/1320 26010G15KT 4SM TSRA BKN025CB FM140300 35004KT P6SM BKN200
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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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