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T73 Kirk Air Base Airport
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: T73
Lat/Long: 34-40-27.5410N 080-40-56.2470W
34-40.459017N 080-40.937450W
34.6743169,-80.6822908
(estimated)
Elevation: 578 ft. / 176.2 m (surveyed)
CHANGE ELEV FOR SEAPLANE BASE RYS 05W/23W; 16W/34W; 11W/29W TO 550E.
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 5 miles SE 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: 10/1982
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-DUSK
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: FOR LIRL RY 15/33 CALL 803-286-8800.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at LKR (9 nm W): 120.825 (803-286-6444)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CTFr277/20.2CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME114.5503W
CLTr162/33.7CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHESTER111/26.422006WDCM -.. -.-. --
HARTSVILLE307/32.134107WHVS .... ...- ...
STONIA149/38.926006WGHJ --. .... .---

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2600 x 40 ft. / 792 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none72 ft. tree, 620 ft. from runway, 91 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear

Runway 5W/23W

Dimensions: 4400 x 300 ft. / 1341 x 91 m
& 11W/29W & 16W/34W - WATERLANES ARE NOT MARKED - LENGTHS CHANGE WITH WATER LEVELS - CONTACT AMGR AND CHECK NOTAMS.
Surface: water
RUNWAY 5W  RUNWAY 23W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 16W/34W

Dimensions: 3000 x 300 ft. / 914 x 91 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 16W  RUNWAY 34W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 11W/29W

Dimensions: 2245 x 600 ft. / 684 x 183 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 11W  RUNWAY 29W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAMES B. KIRK
1007 KIRK AIR BASE RD
LANCASTER, SC 29720
Phone 803-286-8800
Manager: JAMES B. KIRK
1007 KIRK AIR BASE RD.
LANCASTER, SC 29720
Phone 803-286-8800

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 9
Single engine airplanes: 8
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 38/week *
75% local general aviation
25% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 10 August 2021

Additional Remarks

RY 15 HAS 30 FT DROP AT THLD.
RY 33 HAS 10 FT DROP AT THLD.
FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at T73.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLKR - Lancaster County Airport-Mc Whirter Field (9 nm W)
N52 - JAARS-Townsend Airport (12 nm N)
KPYG - Pageland Airport (17 nm E)
KEQY - Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (21 nm N)
KCDN - Woodward Field Airport (24 nm S)
 
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Photo taken 27-Jan-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5010:50
Sunrise07:1511:15
Sunset19:4023:40
Evening civil twilight20:0600:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 23:50:35
Local (UTC-4)  28-Mar-2024 19:50:35
 
METAR
KLKR 
9nm W 
282335Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 17/M04 A2996 RMK AO2
TAF
KCLT 
35nm N 
282200Z 2822/2924 32014G22KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250 FM290000 33008KT P6SM FEW250 FM290900 29004KT P6SM SKC FM291600 28010G18KT P6SM SKC
KSSC 
44nm S 
272345Z 2723/2905 32009KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN004 OVC015CB QNH2983INS BECMG 2800/2801 35009KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS OVC005CB QNH2981INS TEMPO 2801/2804 34010G15KT 6000 -TSRA BECMG 2813/2814 35010G15KT 9999 VCSH OVC015 QNH2987INS BECMG 2815/2816 35015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT020 BKN050 510013 QNH2989INS BECMG 2820/2821 34015G25KT 9999 FEW160 QNH2991INS BECMG 2823/2824 32009KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS TX21/2723Z TN14/2813Z
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100LL
FS $5.50 
 Updated 20-Mar-2024
 
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