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T73 Kirk Air Base Airport
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 -15/33 - END - 33- 58. CLOSE-IN OBSTRUCTION 46 FEET ABOVE RWY; 46 FEET FROM RWY END; 77 FEET RIGHT OF CENTERLINE

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

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4711:47
Sunrise07:1512:15
Sunset17:1122:11
Evening civil twilight17:3822:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Dec-2025 02:38:14
Local (UTC-5)  04-Dec-2025 21:38:14
 
METAR
KLKR 
9nm W 		050215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC055 07/05 A3016 RMK AO2
TAF
KCLT 
35nm N 		050148Z 0502/0606 08003KT P6SM OVC050 FM050400 06005KT 6SM -RA SCT025 OVC050 FM050600 06005KT 4SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC015 FM050900 06006KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006 FM051400 05007KT 2SM -RA BR OVC003 FM051600 04006KT 3SM BR OVC003
KSSC 
44nm S 		050000Z 0500/0606 24006KT 9999 OVC060 QNH3008INS BECMG 0503/0504 24004KT 6000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC080 QNH2996INS BECMG 0507/0508 08006KT 6000 RA BR OVC003 QNH2996INS BECMG 0517/0518 03005KT 6000 BR OVC008 QNH2994INS TEMPO 0518/0522 4800 OVC002 BECMG 0523/0524 03004KT 6000 -SHRA OVC003 QNH2995INS TX09/0520Z TN05/0512Z
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