AirNav: KLQK - Pickens County Airport

KLQK

Pickens County Airport
Pickens, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

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:	1013.4 ft. / 308.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	04W (1995)
From city:	4 miles S of PICKENS, SC
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	29657

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
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 PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - 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 (864-653-8855)
WX AWOS-3 at GYH (16 nm E):	PHONE 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 134.8/379.95 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ELWr010/23.8		ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC		108.60		00E
ODFr077/30.1		FOOTHILLS VOR/DME		113.40		00E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BROAD RIVER		209/30.0		379		07W		BRA	-... .-. .-

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
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:

PCN 29 /F/C/X/T
Single wheel:	75.0
Double wheel:	101.0

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.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

048 magnetic, 044 true

228 magnetic, 224 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

93 ft. tree, 3024 ft. from runway, 404 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	PICKENS COUNTY 222 MCDANIEL AVE; B-2 PICKENS, SC 29671 Phone (864) 898-5844
Manager:	CARLOS SALINAS 240 AIRPORT ROAD 29657 Phone 864-843-5803

Additional Remarks

-	NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT, PHONE 864-843-5803.
-	FOR CD CTC GREER APCH AT 864-877-8275. WHEN GREER APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
-	ULTRALIGHT OPS AREA SOUTH OF RWY/REQ PRIOR CDN. CALL 864-843-5803 FOR INFO.

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 from 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05		download (307KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23		download (300KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (141KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCEU - Oconee County Regional Airport (12 nm SW)
KGYH - Donaldson Field 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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Area around KLQK (Pickens County Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:27	11:27
Sunrise	06:52	11:52
Sunset	18:31	23:31
Evening civil twilight	18:57	23:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Mar-2026 04:25:55
Local (UTC-5)	08-Mar-2026 23:25:55

METAR

KLQK	090355Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC003 16/15 A3007 RMK AO2 T01590148
KCEU 12nm SW	090402Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR BKN002 OVC085 16/16 A3007 RMK AO2 T01610161
KGYH 16nm E	090355Z AUTO 26006KT 5SM BR OVC004 16/16 A3008 RMK AO2
KGMU 18nm E	090353Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM BKN004 OVC070 17/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01670161
KAND 19nm S	090356Z AUTO 22004KT 1/4SM FG VV002 17/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01670161

TAF

KGMU 18nm E	090227Z 0902/0924 24005KT P6SM SCT010 FM090600 26004KT 3SM BR SCT005 OVC010 TEMPO 0908/0912 1SM BR BKN005 FM091400 26005KT P6SM FEW015 SCT100 FM091800 24008KT P6SM FEW250
KAND 19nm S	082223Z 0822/0918 22004KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 OVC080 FM090000 24004KT P6SM BKN035 BKN120 FM091400 26006KT P6SM FEW035

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Pickens County Airport

864-843-5803
[web site]
[email]

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More info about Pickens County Airport

Titan
	100LL		Jet A
FS		$5.99		$5.59
SS		$4.99		---
Updated 05-Mar-2026

2 read write

FS=Full service
SS=Self service

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