FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LQK |
| Lat/Long: | 34-48-35.9000N / 082-42-10.4000W
34-48.598333N / 082-42.173333W
34.8099722 / -82.7028889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1013 ft. / 308.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of PICKENS, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29657 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RWY 5/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.0 (864-843-5801) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 118.8 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 118.8 |
| WX ASOS at CEU (12 nm SW): | 119.275 (864-882-0144) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GYH (16 nm E): | 127.325 (864-277-5674) |
| WX ASOS at GMU (18 nm E): | 127.075 (864-239-0014) |
| WX ASOS at AND (19 nm S): | 120.675 (864-226-9522) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/307.9 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ELWr010/23.8 | | ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 00E |
| ODFr077/30.1 | | FOOTHILLS VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LAKE KEOWEE | | at field | | 408 | | 04W | | LQK | .-.. --.- -.- |
| CLEMSON | | 053/12.2 | | 257 | | 05W | | CEU | -.-. . ..- |
| DYANA | | 302/14.6 | | 338 | | 03W | | GY | --. -.-- |
| BROAD RIVER | | 206/30.0 | | 379 | | 04W | | BRA | -... .-. .- |
| FAIRMONT | | 266/35.8 | | 248 | | 05W | | FRT | ..-. .-. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-48.301300N | | 34-48.895533N |
| Longitude: | 082-42.519283W | | 082-41.826250W |
| Elevation: | 963.2 ft. | | 1013.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 044 true | | 228 magnetic, 224 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PICKENS COUNTY
222 MCDANIEL AVE; B-2
PICKENS, SC 29671
Phone 843-878-7800 |
| Manager: | SKEETS COOPER
240 AIRPORT ROAD
29657
Phone 864-843-5803 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 63/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 April 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE IN EFFECT, PHONE 864-843-5803. |
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 |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (208KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 05 | |
download (247KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCEU - Oconee County Regional Airport (12 nm SW)
KGYH - Donaldson Center Airport (16 nm E)
KGMU - Greenville Downtown Airport (18 nm E)
KAND - Anderson Regional Airport (19 nm S)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (24 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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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 03-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 09:53 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:47 | | 00:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 02:47:47 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 03-Jul-2009 22:47:47 |
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| METAR |
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KCEU
12nm SW | 040154Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM SCT060 26/13 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02560133
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KGYH
16nm E | 040235Z AUTO 05006KT SCT065 26/10 A3009 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KGMU
18nm E | 040153Z 02008KT 10SM SCT065 24/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02390106
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KAND
19nm S | 040156Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02500133
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KGSP
25nm E | 040153Z 36005KT 10SM SCT065 24/12 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02440117
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| TAF |
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KGMU
18nm E | 032325Z 0400/0424 35009KT P6SM SKC FM040200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM041600 22006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
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KAND
19nm S | 032325Z 0400/0424 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM041600 24006KT P6SM FEW100 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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