FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LKR |
| Lat/Long: | 34-43-22.4558N / 080-51-16.5243W
34-43.374263N / 080-51.275405W
34.7229044 / -80.8545901
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 486 ft. / 148.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of LANCASTER, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29720 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1630 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.825 (803-286-6444) |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 120.05 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 120.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DCM (17 nm W): | 120.975 (803-385-2011) |
| WX ASOS at UZA (19 nm NW): | 120.775 (803-981-9388) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FMLr165/16.7 | | FORT MILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 02W |
| CLTr175/28.4 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| CTFr282/28.9 | | CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LANCASTER | | at field | | 400 | | 07W | | LKR | .-.. -.- .-. |
| RALLY | | 137/15.0 | | 227 | | 05W | | UZ | ..- --.. |
| WESLEY | | 214/15.6 | | 204 | | 06W | | TWL | - .-- .-.. |
| CHESTER | | 108/17.5 | | 220 | | 06W | | DCM | -.. -.-. -- |
| PAGELAND | | 273/25.5 | | 270 | | 06W | | PYG | .--. -.-- --. |
| WINNSBORO | | 032/27.6 | | 414 | | 05W | | FDW | ..-. -.. .-- |
| STONIA | | 158/31.8 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
| UNION COUNTY | | 091/38.9 | | 326 | | 04W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 803-325-5783. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6004 x 101 ft. / 1830 x 31 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 19.0 | | Double wheel: | 28.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 34-43.115825N | | 34-43.632700N |
| Longitude: | 080-51.786510W | | 080-50.764298W |
| Elevation: | 459.3 ft. | | 485.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 059 true | | 246 magnetic, 239 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 105 ft. | | no |
| 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: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 133 ft. tree, 3544 ft. from runway, 360 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 27:1 TO DISPLACED THLD. | | 146 ft. tree, 4286 ft. from runway, 515 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LANCASTER COUNTY
P.O.BOX 1809
LANCASTER, SC 29721
Phone 803-285-1565 |
| Manager: | MR. PAUL T. MOSES, SR.
296 AVIATION BLVD, LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT
LANCASTER, SC 29721
Phone 803-285-1513 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 65/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 16 June 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | 25 FT DROP; 200 FT FM THR RY 06. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO 121.725 TO CHARLOTTE APCH. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CHESTERFIELD THREE | |
download (380KB) |
| MAJIC ONE | |
download (312KB) |
| SHINE SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (453KB) |
| UNARM ONE | |
download (307KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (286KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (286KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (210KB) |
| NDB RWY 24 | |
download (231KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BOBCAT FIVE | |
download (366KB) |
| HORNET SEVEN | |
download (412KB) |
| HUGO TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (577KB) |
| PANTHER TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (484KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (78KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N52 - JAARS-Townsend Airport (10 nm NE)
KDCM - Chester Catawba Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KUZA - Rock Hill (York Co) Airport-Bryant Field (19 nm NW)
KEQY - Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (21 nm NE)
KPYG - Pageland Airport (25 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 08-Nov-2008
from 2500 feet
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 19:21:33 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Feb-2012 14:21:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KLKR | 111855Z AUTO 29013G17KT 10SM FEW055 BKN065 08/M04 A2982 RMK AO2
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KDCM
17nm W | 111855Z AUTO 29011G22KT 10SM OVC065 07/M06 A2986 RMK AO2
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KUZA
18nm NW | 111854Z AUTO 33017G25KT 10SM FEW060 BKN075 08/M06 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 31028/1834 SLP106 T00831061
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| TAF |
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KCLT
30nm N | 111740Z 1118/1218 31015G28KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 TEMPO 1118/1121 BKN070 FM112100 32015G30KT P6SM SCT080 FM120100 32012KT P6SM SKC FM120700 33010KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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