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N52 JAARS-Townsend Airport
Waxhaw, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: N52
Lat/Long: 34-51-49.7400N / 080-44-52.7400W
34-51.829000N / 080-44.879000W
34.8638167 / -80.7479833
(estimated)
Elevation: 602 ft. / 183.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (2000)
From city: 3 miles S of WAXHAW, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 28173

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1962
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT ROTG BCN AFT DAWN - CTAF
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
CHARLOTTE APPROACH: 120.05
CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: 120.05
WX AWOS-3 at LKR (10 nm SW): 120.825 (803-286-6444)
WX ASOS at EQY (11 nm NE): 135.775 (704-283-5185)
WX ASOS at UZA (17 nm NW): 120.775 (803-981-9388)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FMLr128/12.6FORT MILL VORTAC112.4002W
CLTr158/22.0CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W
CTFr302/26.6CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME108.2003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WESLEY207/5.720406WTWL - .-- .-..
LANCASTER040/10.040007WLKR .-.. -.- .-.
PAGELAND295/21.427006WPYG .--. -.-- --.
CHESTER084/22.822006WDCM -.. -.-. --
STONIA140/28.126006WGHJ --. .... .---
ANSON COUNTY261/34.128307WAFP .- ..-. .--.
CAMDEN350/36.026305WCDN -.-. -.. -.
WINNSBORO034/37.641405WFDW ..-. -.. .--

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 3309 x 40 ft. / 1009 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL; EDGE LIGHTS 30 FT FROM PAVEMENT.
Runway edge markings: 04/22 MARKINGS NSTD SIZE.
Operational restrictions: WIND CONDITIONS PERMITTING AT NIGHT TKOF RWY 22 & LAND RWY 04.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 34-51.614333N34-52.044333N
Longitude: 080-45.082667W080-44.675333W
Elevation: 602.0 ft.599.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 045 magnetic, 038 true225 magnetic, 218 true
Displaced threshold: no200 ft.
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 45 ft. trees, 260 ft. from runway, 138 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+45 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR 120 FT R & L.		62 ft. trees, 365 ft. from runway, 124 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 9:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
+5 FT FENCE 100 FT FROM THR & 50 FT TREES 120 FT R & L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAARS INC.
BOX 248
WAXHAW, NC 28173
Phone 704-843-6268
Manager: BRUCE POWELL
7710 JAARS ROAD
WAXHAW, NC 28173
Phone 704-843-6612
AFT HRS PHONE 704-843-6220.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 13
Single engine airplanes: 10
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 20/day *
84% local general aviation
14% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 20 September 2007

Additional Remarks

- RY 4 HAS 5 FT DROP-OFF 150 FT FROM THR 0 BOTH.
- DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
- TRAINING ACFT FREQUENTLY OPER AT NSTD ALTITUDES & NSTD PATTERNS.
- ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
- RY 04/22 HAS 20 FT DOWN SLOPE BTN ENDS.
- SFC VARIATIONS IN RY SURFACE AREA.
A81 1 ACTVT LIRL RY 04/22 AFT DUSK - CTAF.

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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
CHESTERFIELD THREE   download (376KB)
MAJIC NINE   download (334KB)
SHINE FIVE   download (323KB)
UNARM ONE   download (304KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 04   download (170KB)
GPS RWY 22   download (169KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS-A   download (154KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLKR - Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Airport (10 nm SW)
KEQY - Monroe Regional Airport (11 nm NE)
KUZA - Rock Hill (York Co) Airport-Bryant Field (17 nm NW)
KPYG - Pageland Airport (21 nm E)
KDCM - Chester Catawba Regional Airport (23 nm W)
  
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From to N52

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3510:35
Sunrise07:0011:00
Sunset19:4223:42
Evening civil twilight20:0800:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2008 11:25:37
Local (UTC-4)  05-Sep-2008 07:25:37
 
METAR
KEQY 
11nm NE 		051053Z AUTO 04005KT 6SM BR CLR 18/17 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01780172
KUZA 
16nm NW 		051054Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 17/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01670161
TAF
KCLT 
23nm NW 		050520Z 050606 14006KT P6SM SCT250 FM0900 06004KT P6SM SCT250 FM1600 04010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM0000 03010KT P6SM BKN040
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BEST WESTERN INN AND SUITES 14.4 72-100
 

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Hotels in other cities near JAARS-Townsend Airport

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5 in Matthews
3 in Richburg, SC
4 in Fort Mill, SC
 

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