FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 JULY 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LUX |
| Lat/Long: | 34-30-25.6000N / 081-56-49.0000W
34-30.426667N / 081-56.816667W
34.5071111 / -81.9469444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 697.6 ft. / 212.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2015) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of LAURENS, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29360 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1963 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0900-1700, ALL SUN 1300-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1500.6 ft. MSL
TPA: 803 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND REIL RY 08 & 26 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 08 AND RWY 26 OPER CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.975 (864-682-3639) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 120.6 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 120.6 |
| WX ASOS at GRD (19 nm SW): | 121.125 (864-388-9115) |
| WX AWOS-3 at EOE (19 nm SE): | 124.275 (803-276-2419) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/263.125 (OWING RCAG) WHEN GREER APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GRDr035/18.4 | | GREENWOOD VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 01W |
| SPAr184/31.6 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CORONACA | | 032/16.7 | | 239 | | 07W | | GIW | --. .. .-- |
| UNION COUNTY | | 241/18.4 | | 326 | | 06W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
| ENOREE | | 314/19.4 | | 278 | | 07W | | EOE | . --- . |
| FAIRMONT | | 180/23.7 | | 248 | | 05W | | FRT | ..-. .-. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SVC 24 HR FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4051 x 75 ft. / 1235 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 34-30.325628N | | 34-30.527625N |
| Longitude: | 081-57.201332W | | 081-56.432455W |
| Elevation: | 697.2 ft. | | 693.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 072 true | | 259 magnetic, 252 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 51 ft. tree, 1042 ft. from runway, 229 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 72 ft. tree, 1373 ft. from runway, 415 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAURENS COUNTY
606 SOUTH ADAIR STREET
CLINTON, SC 29360
Phone (864) 833-4304 |
| Manager: | GIFFORD A. BOYTER
3985 TORRINGTON ROAD
LAURENS, SC 29360
Phone (864) 923-3507 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 60/week * | | 63% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 5% | military | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 24 August 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
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 July 2018 at 0901Z to 16 August 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (220KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
35A - Union County Airport, Troy Shelton Field (19 nm NE)
KGRD - Greenwood County Airport (19 nm SW)
KEOE - Newberry County Airport (19 nm SE)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (25 nm N)
KGYH - Donaldson Field Airport (26 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jim Austin
Photo taken 08-Dec-2012
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Laurens County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 15-Aug-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:15 | | 00:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 00:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Aug-2018 15:57:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 15-Aug-2018 11:57:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUX | 151555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/20 A3012 RMK AO2
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KGRD
18nm SW | 151456Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02830206 51010
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KEOE
19nm SE | 151555Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A3014 RMK AO2
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KGSP
27nm NW | 151130Z 1512/1612 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM151700 28005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM160000 03004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM160400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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KGMU
29nm NW | 151130Z 1512/1612 36005KT P6SM BKN250 FM151700 28005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM160000 02004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM160400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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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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