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KLUX
(formerly 34A)
Laurens County Airport
Laurens, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: LUX
Lat/Long: 34-30-25.4000N / 081-56-49.9000W
34-30.423333N / 081-56.831667W
34.5070556 / -81.9471944
(estimated)
Elevation: 697 ft. / 212.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1985)
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
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 1000-1800, ALL SUN 1200-1800
Pattern altitude: 1500 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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 135.35/322.4 (OWING RCAG) WHEN GREER APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GRDr035/18.4GREENWOOD VORTAC115.5001W
SPAr184/31.6SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LAURENSat field30704WLUX .-.. ..- -..-
CORONACA028/16.723904WGIW --. .. .--
UNION COUNTY239/18.432604WUOT ..- --- -
ENOREE312/19.427805WEOE . --- .
FAIRMONT181/23.824805WFRT ..-. .-. -
ANDERSON COUNTY093/37.623004WAND .- -. -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3898 x 75 ft. / 1188 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 34-30.325633N34-30.519983N
Longitude: 081-57.201317W081-56.461400W
Elevation: 696.7 ft.693.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 076 magnetic, 072 true256 magnetic, 252 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 38 ft. tree, 737 ft. from runway, 293 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear73 ft. tree, 1263 ft. from runway, 155 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LAURENS COUNTY
PO BOX 445
LAURENS, SC 29360
Phone 864-984-5484
Manager: GEORGE WHAM, CHAIRMAN
606 S. ADAIR ST.
CLINTON, SC 29325
Phone 864-833-4304

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 12
    
Aircraft operations: avg 105/week *
76% local general aviation
18% transient general aviation
3% military
3% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 26 July 2007

Additional Remarks

E67 NAVD88

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 08   download (167KB)

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 Center Airport (26 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4210:42
Sunrise07:0811:08
Sunset19:4323:43
Evening civil twilight20:0800:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Sep-2008 12:29:45
Local (UTC-4)  08-Sep-2008 08:29:45
 
METAR
KGRD 
18nm SW 
081221Z AUTO 02004KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 22/21 A3015 RMK AO2
KGYH 
26nm NW 
081150Z 05004KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A3015
KGSP 
27nm NW 
081153Z 02005KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP197 T02220178 10239 20222 53013
KGMU 
29nm NW 
081153Z 02010KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02280183 10244 20228 53013
TAF
KGSP 
27nm NW 
081134Z 081212 04006KT P6SM SCT250 FM1900 12006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM0000 14003KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
KGMU 
29nm NW 
081134Z 081212 03008KT P6SM SCT250 FM1900 10008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM0000 07004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Laurens County (FBO) 864-682-9620
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100LL 
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 Updated 08-Aug-2008
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Hotels near Laurens County Airport

Miles Price ($)
CLINTON-DAYS INN INTERSTATE/PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 4.9 55-62
COMFORT INN CLINTON 5.0 80-81

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

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