FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JANUARY 2019
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 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 July 2018 | |
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 31 January 2019 at 0901Z to 28 February 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (222KB) |
| 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 19-Feb-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 18:14 | | 23:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:39 | | 23:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Feb-2019 00:16:43 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-Feb-2019 19:16:43 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUX | 192355Z AUTO 04005KT 1SM SN OVC004 02/02 A3050 RMK AO2 P0021
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KGRD
18nm SW | 192356Z AUTO VRB05KT 1 3/4SM RA BR BKN006 OVC012 02/02 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP327 P0006 60066 T00220022 10028 20022 53013
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KEOE
19nm SE | 192355Z AUTO 04008KT 5SM RA OVC006 02/02 A3054 RMK AO2 P0002
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KGSP
27nm NW | 192059Z 1921/2018 05008KT 4SM -RA BR BKN050 OVC070 TEMPO 1921/1923 2SM RAPL SCT008 OVC040 FM192300 04008KT 6SM BR OVC008 FM200300 05010KT 5SM -RA OVC007
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KGMU
29nm NW | 192100Z 1921/2018 06008KT 4SM -RA BR BKN050 OVC070 TEMPO 1921/1923 2SM RAPL SCT008 OVC040 FM192300 05013KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM200900 05013G20KT 6SM -RA OVC006
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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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