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KLUX Laurens County Airport
Laurens, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: LUX
Lat/Long: 34-30-25.5984N / 081-56-49.0106W
34-30.426640N / 081-56.816843W
34.5071107 / -81.9469474
(estimated)
Elevation: 697.3 ft. / 212.5 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: CHARLOTTE
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 1300-1800
Pattern altitude: 1500.3 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: PAPI RY 08, RY 26 OPER CONT. ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND REIL RY 08 & 26 - CTAF.
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 135.35/322.4 (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 COUNTY241/18.432606WUOT ..- --- -
ENOREE312/19.427805WEOE . --- .
FAIRMONT180/23.724805WFRT ..-. .-. -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF SVC 24 HR FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 4051 x 75 ft. / 1235 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: 34-30.325613N34-30.527667N
Longitude: 081-57.201352W081-56.432333W
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)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none66 ft. tree, 1450 ft. from runway, 93 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 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: JIMMY SPENCER
P.O.BOX 46
LAURENS, SC 29360
Phone 864-984-0248

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 15
    
Aircraft operations: avg 105/week *
76% local general aviation
18% transient general aviation
3% military
3% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 17 April 2012

Additional Remarks

E67 NAVD88

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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 08   download (145KB)
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 Center Airport (26 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KLUX (Laurens County Airport)
Photo by Jim Austin
Photo taken 08-Dec-2012
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1011:10
Sunrise07:3511:35
Sunset18:5222:52
Evening civil twilight19:1723:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 22:02:06
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 18:02:06
 
METAR
KLUX 162035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN046 23/13 A3000 RMK AO2
KGRD 
18nm SW 
161956Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM BKN047 24/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02390133
KEOE 
19nm SE 
162035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN041 BKN048 24/15 A3000 RMK AO2
TAF
KGSP 
27nm NW 
161743Z 1618/1718 21005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM170000 00000KT P6SM OVC080 FM171100 22003KT P6SM OVC050 FM171500 23008KT P6SM OVC028
KGMU 
29nm NW 
161743Z 1618/1718 22005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM170200 00000KT P6SM OVC080 FM171200 23006KT P6SM OVC040 FM171500 23007KT P6SM OVC028
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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 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Courtesy transportation, ...

More info about Laurens County (FBO)
Phillips 66
100LL
AS $5.55 
 Updated 11-Oct-2013
 
   2 read write
AS=Assisted/Self Service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Laurens County Airport

Miles Price ($)
CLINTON-DAYS INN INTERSTATE/PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 4.9 47-53
QUALITY INN CLINTON 5.0 69-70
COMFORT SUITES CLINTON 5.0 92-93
BUDGET LODGE 5.7 
HAMPTON SUITES CLINTON INTERSTATE 26 5.7 84-109

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 Laurens County Airport

1 in Laurens
5 in Clinton
 

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