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 |
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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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| LAURENS | | at field | | 307 | | 04W | | LUX | .-.. ..- -..- |
| CORONACA | | 028/16.7 | | 239 | | 04W | | GIW | --. .. .-- |
| UNION COUNTY | | 241/18.4 | | 326 | | 06W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
| ENOREE | | 312/19.4 | | 278 | | 05W | | 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: | 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 34-30.325613N | | 34-30.527667N |
| Longitude: | 081-57.201352W | | 081-56.432333W |
| Elevation: | 696.7 ft. | | 693.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 072 true | | 256 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: | none | | 66 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 |
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| 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
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 |
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| 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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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunrise | | 07:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 18:52 | | 22:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:17 | | 23:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:02:06 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 18:02:06 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUX | 162035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN046 23/13 A3000 RMK AO2
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KGRD
18nm SW | 161956Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM BKN047 24/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02390133
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KEOE
19nm SE | 162035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN041 BKN048 24/15 A3000 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KGSP
27nm NW | 161743Z 1618/1718 21005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM170000 00000KT P6SM OVC080 FM171100 22003KT P6SM OVC050 FM171500 23008KT P6SM OVC028
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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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| NOTAMs |
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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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