FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LRO |
| Lat/Long: | 32-53-52.2000N 079-46-58.3000W
32-53.870000N 079-46.971667W
32.8978333,-79.7828611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 11.6 ft. / 3.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2010) |
| From city: | 9 miles NE of MOUNT PLEASANT, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29464 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1986 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2000 |
| Pattern altitude: | 999.6 ft. MSL
TPA: 988 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.625 (843-849-0438) |
| CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 121.275 |
| CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 121.275 |
| WX AWOS-1 at SC80 (11 nm SW): | 122.975 (843-985-0983) |
| WX ASOS at CHS (13 nm W): | PHONE 843-214-2525 |
| WX AWOS-3 at JZI (16 nm SW): | 123.775 (843-559-3123) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CHSr094/12.8 | | CHARLESTON VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 05W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3700 x 75 ft. / 1128 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-54.167435N | | 32-53.573058N |
| Longitude: | 079-47.052942W | | 079-46.890215W |
| Elevation: | 11.3 ft. | | 11.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 167 true | | 354 magnetic, 347 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHARLESTON CO AVIATION AUTHORITY
5500 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, #101
CHARLESTON, SC 29418-6911
Phone 843-767-7000 |
| Manager: | ELLIOTT SUMMEY
CHARLESTON CO AVIATION AUTHORITY, 5500 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, #101
CHARLESTON, SC 29418-6911
Phone 843-767-7000 |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWO 2000 FT TOWERS APPROX 4-6 MILES EAST OF ARPT. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHARLESTON APCH AT 843-414-2832. |
| - | TXG ON THE FNT LINE OF THE FBO RAMP, IN FNT OF THE TRML, WILL BE RSTRD TO ACFT WITH A WINGSPAN LESS THAN 38 FT. NO ACFT, WITH A WINGSPAN THAT EXCEEDS 38 FT, IS PMTD TO PARK ON THE FNT LINE OF THE FBO RAMP OR TAX THROUGH THE FNT TAXILANE IN FNT OF THE TRML AS IT EXCEEDS SAFETY LIMITS AND WING TIP CLEARANCES. ACFT WITH WINGSPANS EXCEEDING 38 FT MUST CTC THE ARPT FBO IN ADVANCE AT 843-884-8837 FOR PRKG AND CDN PRIOR TO ARR AND MUST TAX THROUGH THE CNTR AND OUT TAXILANES OF THE FBO RAMP. |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (245KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (254KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (356KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCHS - Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport (13 nm W)
KJZI - Charleston Executive Airport (16 nm SW)
KMKS - Berkeley County Airport (21 nm NW)
KDYB - Summerville Airport (27 nm W)
KGGE - Georgetown County Airport (34 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of CCAA (Charleston County Aviation Authority)
Taken in October 2017
looking south-southeast.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Jan-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 17:24 | | 22:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 22:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Jan-2026 12:26:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 03-Jan-2026 07:26:09 |
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| METAR |
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| KLRO | 031215Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM RA SCT022 OVC034 11/11 A2988 RMK AO2
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KCHS
13nm W | 031156Z 11004KT 5SM RA BR FEW021 BKN032 OVC040 11/10 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 P0009 60022 70022 T01060100 10133 20106 58003 $
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KJZI
16nm SW | 031215Z AUTO 08005KT 1 3/4SM RA BR SCT007 OVC023 11/11 A2987 RMK AO2
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KCHS
13nm W | 031120Z 0312/0412 VRB03KT 5SM -RA SCT015 BKN035 FM031400 13006KT 5SM -RA BKN009 OVC015 FM031700 17006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN008 OVC015 FM032200 35007KT P6SM OVC007 FM040200 36008KT 5SM BR OVC004
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KJZI
16nm SW | 031120Z 0312/0412 VRB03KT 5SM -RA SCT015 BKN035 FM031400 12006KT 5SM -RA BKN009 OVC015 FM031700 22006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN008 OVC015 FM032300 34007KT P6SM OVC007 FM040200 35008KT 5SM BR OVC004
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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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