FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
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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| UNION COUNTY | | 241/18.4 | | 326 | | 06W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
| ENOREE | | 314/19.4 | | 278 | | 07W | | EOE | . --- . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:SELF SVC 24 HR FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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: | 53 ft. tree, 1042 ft. from runway, 229 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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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 02 March 2021 | |
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 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (197KB) |
| 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 21-Mar-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunset | | 19:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2023 20:33:50 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 21-Mar-2023 16:33:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUX | 212015Z AUTO 14010G14KT 10SM CLR 16/M08 A3035 RMK AO2
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KGRD
18nm SW | 211956Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM CLR 16/M09 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP284 T01561094
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KEOE
19nm SE | 212015Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 17/M12 A3040 RMK AO2
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KGSP
27nm NW | 211726Z 2118/2218 09004KT P6SM SCT250 FM220200 17004KT P6SM SCT200
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KGMU
29nm NW | 211726Z 2118/2218 07005KT P6SM SCT250 FM220600 08003KT P6SM BKN240
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| NOTAMs |
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