FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JANUARY 2019
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 ASOS at CHS (13 nm W): | PHONE 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 |
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: | 11 ft. trees, 217 ft. from runway, 92 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 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: | PAUL CAMPBELL CHARLESTON CO AVIATION AUTHORITY, 5500 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, #101 CHARLESTON, SC 29418-6911 Phone 843-767-7000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 61 | Single engine airplanes: | | 58 | 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 17 October 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | TWO 2000 FT TOWERS APPROX 4-6 MILES EAST OF ARPT. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 31 January 2019 at 0901Z to 28 February 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (238KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (243KB) |
VOR/DME-A | |
download (198KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
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 19-Feb-2019
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
Sunset | | 18:07 | | 23:07 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:32 | | 23:32 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Feb-2019 00:10:41 |
Local (UTC-5) | 19-Feb-2019 19:10:41 |
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METAR |
KLRO | 192355Z AUTO 02008G18KT 6SM BR OVC020 09/07 A3042 RMK AO2
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KCHS 13nm W | 192356Z 04009KT 9SM -RA BKN025 OVC050 08/05 A3041 RMK AO2 RAB21 SLP298 P0000 60000 T00830050 10106 20083 53011
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KJZI 16nm SW | 192355Z AUTO 02013G19KT 6SM HZ OVC018 09/07 A3040 RMK AO2 PWINO
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TAF |
KCHS 13nm W | 191739Z 1918/2018 05012G20KT P6SM OVC050 FM192100 06012G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM192300 06014G22KT 6SM -SHRA OVC030 FM200300 06014G22KT 3SM SHRA OVC015 FM200600 06012G20KT 3SM SHRA OVC008 FM201200 06008KT 5SM -SHRA OVC015
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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