FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MAY 2020
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 REIL RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 08 & 26 OPR CONSLY. |
| 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 AWOS-3PT at 35A (19 nm NE): | 119.45 (864-427-1514) |
| 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. |
| 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: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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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 July 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC GREER APCH AT 864-877-8275. WHEN GREER APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 21 May 2020 at 0901Z to 18 June 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (202KB) |
| 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/Simpson Field (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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jun-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 09:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:05 | | 01:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jun-2020 11:57:35 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jun-2020 07:57:35 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUX | 041155Z AUTO 22006KT 5SM BR CLR 22/20 A2998 RMK AO2
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KGRD
18nm SW | 041056Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02110206
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KEOE
19nm SE | 041155Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A3001 RMK AO2
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KGSP
27nm NW | 040526Z 0406/0506 21008KT P6SM BKN250 FM041700 21009G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 FM042200 19007KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 PROB30 0422/0502 4SM TSRA BR BKN050CB
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KGMU
29nm NW | 040526Z 0406/0506 21006KT P6SM BKN250 FM041700 21008G17KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 FM042200 19007KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 PROB30 0422/0502 4SM TSRA BR BKN050CB
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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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