FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LQK |
| Lat/Long: | 34-48-35.9000N / 082-42-10.4000W 34-48.598333N / 082-42.173333W 34.8099722 / -82.7028889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1013 ft. / 308.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of PICKENS, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 29657 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RWY 5/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.0 (864-843-5801) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 118.8 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 118.8 |
| WX ASOS at CEU (12 nm SW): | 119.275 (864-882-0144) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GYH (16 nm E): | 127.325 (864-277-5674) |
| WX ASOS at GMU (18 nm E): | 127.075 (864-239-0014) |
| WX ASOS at AND (19 nm S): | 120.675 (864-226-9522) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/307.9 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ELWr010/23.8 | | ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 00E |
| ODFr077/30.1 | | FOOTHILLS VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-48.301300N | | 34-48.895533N |
| Longitude: | 082-42.519283W | | 082-41.826250W |
| Elevation: | 963.2 ft. | | 1013.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 044 true | | 228 magnetic, 224 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: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PICKENS COUNTY 222 MCDANIEL AVE; B-2 PICKENS, SC 29671 Phone 843-878-7800 |
| Manager: | SKEETS COOPER 240 AIRPORT ROAD 29657 Phone 864-843-5803 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 63/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 15 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE IN EFFECT, PHONE 864-843-5803. |
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (208KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 05 | |
download (247KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCEU - Oconee County Regional Airport (12 nm SW)
KGYH - Donaldson Center Airport (16 nm E)
KGMU - Greenville Downtown Airport (18 nm E)
KAND - Anderson Regional Airport (19 nm S)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (24 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Nov-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 22:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2008 06:42:43 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Nov-2008 01:42:43 |
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| METAR |
KCEU 12nm SW | 210554Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 08/M04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T00781039 10144 20078 52003
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KGYH 16nm E | 210150Z 03004KT 10SM CLR 12/M01 A2996 LAST
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KGMU 18nm E | 210553Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T00671028 10117 20050 51007 TSNO
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KAND 19nm S | 210556Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T00781022 10117 20056 53003
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KGSP 25nm E | 210553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M03 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T00391028 10111 20033 50007
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| TAF |
KGMU 18nm E | 210538Z 2106/2206 03006KT P6SM BKN120 FM210900 35010KT P6SM BKN060 FM211400 35014G22KT P6SM FEW060 FM211700 35018G28KT P6SM FEW050 FM212200 36010KT P6SM SKC
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KAND 19nm S | 210538Z 2106/2206 29005KT P6SM BKN120 FM210800 30010KT P6SM BKN080 FM211400 32012G20KT P6SM FEW070 FM211700 32015G25KT P6SM FEW060 FM212200 32008KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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