FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
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 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: | 119.3 |
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 119.3 |
WX AWOS-1 at SC80 (11 nm SW): | 122.975 (843-985-0983) |
WX ASOS at CHS (13 nm W): | 124.75 (843-554-9862) |
WX AWOS-3 at JZI (16 nm SW): | 123.775 (843-559-3123) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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 |
Obstructions: | none | | 92 ft. trees, 1973 ft. from runway, 379 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 53 | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 50/day * | 69% | local general aviation | 24% | transient general aviation | 5% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 15 November 2019 | |
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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download |
VOR/DME-A | |
download |
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 |
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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 07-Feb-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
Sunset | | 17:56 | | 22:56 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 23:22 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 07-Feb-2023 21:41:51 |
Local (UTC-5) | 07-Feb-2023 16:41:51 |
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METAR |
KLRO | 072115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT044 19/08 A3032 RMK AO2
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KCHS 13nm W | 072056Z 18011KT 10SM SCT050 BKN250 22/09 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 T02170089 56016
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KJZI 16nm SW | 072115Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM FEW045 20/09 A3032 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KCHS 13nm W | 071739Z 0718/0818 16008KT P6SM SCT250 FM080000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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KJZI 16nm SW | 071739Z 0718/0818 13008KT P6SM SCT250 FM080000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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