FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 5/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 | | 266/35.7 | | 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: | 34-48.301308N | | 34-48.895338N |
| Longitude: | 082-42.519282W | | 082-41.826300W |
| Elevation: | 963.7 ft. | | 1013.4 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: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | 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 05 December 2012 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| UNMAN TWO (RNAV) | |
download (129KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (265KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (264KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (202KB) |
| NDB RWY 05 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (141KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 07-Aug-2011
looking west.
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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 | | 06:24 | | 10:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 00:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:22:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 10:22:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KLQK | 131355Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A2997 RMK AO2 T02490242
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KCEU
12nm SW | 131354Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM FEW080 27/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02670217
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KGYH
16nm E | 131348Z 24008KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2997
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KGMU
18nm E | 131353Z 26007KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02720217
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KAND
19nm S | 131356Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM BKN065 27/23 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB16E28 SLP136 P0000 T02720228
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KGMU
18nm E | 131120Z 1312/1412 24005KT 6SM BR BKN005 FM131300 24008KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN250 FM132000 26011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN045 TEMPO 1320/1324 26010G15KT 4SM TSRA BKN040CB FM140400 32003KT P6SM BKN100
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KAND
19nm S | 131120Z 1312/1412 24005KT P6SM SCT250 FM131300 24008KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN250 FM132000 26011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN045 TEMPO 1320/1324 26010G15KT 4SM TSRA BKN040CB FM140400 32003KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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