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KLRO
(formerly 8S5)
Mt Pleasant Regional Airport-Faison Field
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: LRO
Lat/Long: 32-53-52.2000N / 079-46-58.3000W
32-53.870000N / 079-46.971667W
32.8978333 / -79.7828611
(estimated)
Elevation: 12 ft. / 3.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 9 miles NE of MOUNT PLEASANT, SC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 29464

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1986
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2000
Pattern altitude: 1000 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 118.625 (843-849-0438)
CHARLESTON APPROACH: 135.8
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: 135.8
WX ASOS at CHS (13 nm W): PHONE 843-554-9862
WX AWOS-3 at JZI (16 nm SW): 123.775 (843-559-3123)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CHSr094/12.8CHARLESTON VORTAC113.5005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
JOHNS ISLAND049/16.328305WJZI .--- --.. ..
MONCKS CORNER149/21.635405WMKS -- -.- ...
DORCHESTER COUNTY117/26.736505WDYB -.. -.-- -...
GEORGETOWN229/34.024206WGGE --. --. .
ANDREWS207/35.625506WPHH .--. .... ....

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3700 x 75 ft. / 1128 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 32-54.167483N32-53.573000N
Longitude: 079-47.052950W079-46.890167W
Elevation: 11.7 ft.11.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 172 magnetic, 167 true352 magnetic, 347 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 96 ft. tree, 2560 ft. from runway, 425 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear47 ft. tree, 1086 ft. from runway, 131 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CHARLESTON AVIATION AUTHORITY
5500 INTERNATIONAL BLVD
CHARLESTON, SC 29418-6911
Phone 843-767-7010
Manager: SUE STEVENS
CHARLESTON AVIATION AUTH, 5500 INTL BLVD
CHARLESTON, SC 29418-6911
Phone 843-884-8837

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 72
Single engine airplanes: 65
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 80/day *
65% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
3% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 21 September 2006

Additional Remarks

E67 NAVD88
TWO 2000 FT TOWERS APPROX 4-6 MILES EAST OF ARPT.
DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
JONNY MC MANUS FBO MGR AERO EAST - PHONE 843-884-8837.

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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME OR GPS-A **CHANGED**   download (192KB)
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 17 **CHANGED**   download (206KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (56KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCHS - Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport (13 nm W)
KJZI - Charleston Executive Airport (16 nm SW)
KMKS - Berkeley County Airport (21 nm NW)
KDYB - Summerville Airport (27 nm W)
KGGE - Georgetown County Airport (34 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Taken in July 2004

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From to KLRO

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5009:50
Sunrise06:1810:18
Sunset20:3000:30
Evening civil twilight20:5800:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jul-2008 11:52:14
Local (UTC-4)  06-Jul-2008 07:52:14
 
METAR
KCHS 
13nm W 
061056Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02280206 $
TAF
KCHS 
13nm W 
060528Z 060606 22007KT P6SM FEW025 BKN150 FM1700 19013KT P6SM SCT040CB BKN120 TEMPO 1822 VRB15G30KT 2SM +TSRA OVC018CB FM2200 19013KT P6SM SCT050CB BKN100 FM0200 19008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 AMD LTD TO CLD AND VIS
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KLRO have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN & SUITES CHARLESTON/MT. PLEASANT-ISLE OF PALMS 5.1 129-130
SLEEP INN NORTH CHARLESTON 15.7 79-110
SLEEP INN MT PLEASANT 9.2 85-145
RED ROOF INN CHARLESTON - MT PLEASANT, SC 9.3 50-106
COMFORT SUITES AT ISLE OF PALMS CONNECTOR 5.8 72-250
 

Other hotels near Mt Pleasant Regional Airport-Faison Field

Miles Price ($)
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT CHARLESTON MOUNT PLEASANT 5.1 129-279

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Mt Pleasant Regional Airport-Faison Field

4 in Isle of Palms
14 in Mount Pleasant
23 in North Charleston
56 in Charleston
3 in Goose Creek
 

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