FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 MARCH 2020
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: | 485.9 ft. / 148.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of LANCASTER, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29720 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1970 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0630-1500 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.825 (803-286-6444) |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 120.05 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 120.05 |
| BARMY DP: | 120.05 |
| BEAVY DP: | 120.05 |
| BOBZY DP: | 120.05 |
| ESTRR DP: | 120.05 |
| ICONS DP: | 120.05 |
| JOJJO DP: | 120.05 |
| KERMIT DP: | 120.05 |
| KILNS DP: | 120.05 |
| KNIGHTS DP: | 120.05 |
| KWEEN DP: | 120.05 |
| LILLS DP: | 120.05 |
| RASLN STAR: | 126.15 |
| WEAZL DP: | 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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| 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 | ..- --.. |
| CHESTER | | 108/17.5 | | 220 | | 06W | | DCM | -.. -.-. -- |
| STONIA | | 158/31.8 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
| UNION COUNTY | | 093/38.9 | | 326 | | 06W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 803-285-1513 |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6004 x 101 ft. / 1830 x 31 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition
MARKINGS RWY 6/24 FADED. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 15 /R/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 44.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 118.0 |
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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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 059 true | | 246 magnetic, 239 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 105 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.15 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 127 ft. tree, 3406 ft. from runway, 323 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 27:1 TO DISPLACED THLD. | | 141 ft. tree, 4473 ft. from runway, 473 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 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: | PAUL MOSES
286 AVIATION BLVD, LANCASTER
LANCASTER, SC 29720
Phone (803) 285-1513 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 28 August 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 25 FT DROP; 200 FT FM THR RY 06. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO 121.725 TO CHARLOTTE APCH. |
| - | SMALL ACFT MUST BE ON A TIE DOWN. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241. |
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 26 March 2020 at 0901Z to 23 April 2020 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CHPTR THREE **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (339KB) |
| LIINN THREE **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (276KB) |
| MAJIC FOUR **NEW** | |
download (245KB) |
| RASLN THREE **CHANGED** | |
download (175KB) |
| UNARM SIX **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (324KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (236KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (234KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (174KB) |
| NDB RWY 24 | |
download (193KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BARMY FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (179KB) |
| BEAVY FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (158KB) |
| BOBZY FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (168KB) |
| ESTRR FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (137KB) |
| ICONS FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (151KB) |
| JOJJO FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (199KB) |
| KERMIT THREE **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (376KB) |
| KILNS FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (154KB) |
| KNIGHTS TWO **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (426KB) |
| KRITR FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (138KB) |
| KWEEN FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (148KB) |
| LILLS TWO (RNAV) **CHANGED** | |
download (128KB) |
| WEAZL FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (131KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (206KB) |
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 by Tammy Scott
Photo taken 09-Sep-2012
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Lancaster County Airport-Mc Whirter Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Mar-2020
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunset | | 19:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 00:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Mar-2020 15:43:29 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 29-Mar-2020 11:43:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KLKR | 291515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW025 25/19 A3003 RMK AO2
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KDCM
17nm W | 291515Z AUTO 19006KT 160V240 5SM HZ CLR 25/17 A3002 RMK AO2
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KUZA
18nm NW | 291454Z AUTO 22011G19KT 8SM FEW023 24/18 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02440178 50007
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| TAF |
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KCLT
30nm N | 291358Z 2914/3018 21011KT P6SM FEW090 BKN250 FM291500 22014G21KT P6SM SCT045 FM291900 24017G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 FM292200 24016G24KT P6SM BKN100 FM300000 25011KT P6SM SCT250 FM300600 28005KT P6SM BKN250
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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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