FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 | | 266/35.7 | | 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: | | 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 02 July 2010 | |
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 12 January 2012 at 0901Z and 9 February 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| UNMAN ONE (RNAV) | |
download (180KB) |
| WHTTL ONE (RNAV) | |
download (153KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (295KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (307KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (227KB) |
| NDB RWY 05 | |
download (236KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (78KB) |
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 04-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 18:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2012 06:04:37 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Feb-2012 01:04:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KLQK | 040535Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM OVC100 07/04 A3034 RMK AO2 T00680035
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KCEU
12nm SW | 040454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW055 BKN110 11/02 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP279 T01060017 401670072
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KGYH
16nm E | 040535Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM BKN055 OVC100 10/01 A3035 RMK AO2
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KGMU
18nm E | 040553Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM FEW055 BKN100 OVC120 11/01 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP278 T01060006 10122 20100 56009
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KAND
19nm S | 040456Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM OVC100 11/01 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP275 T01060011 401610067
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KGMU
18nm E | 040520Z 0406/0506 13005KT P6SM OVC160 FM041200 00000KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM041400 VRB03KT P6SM -RA OVC023 FM041800 25003KT P6SM -RA OVC018 FM042300 24004KT 4SM -RA BR OVC021
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KAND
19nm S | 040520Z 0406/0506 09004KT P6SM OVC100 FM041200 03003KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM041400 03003KT P6SM -RA OVC021 FM041600 04003KT P6SM -RA OVC017 FM042000 24003KT P6SM -RA OVC015 FM042300 00000KT 4SM BR OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
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