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T73

Kirk Air Base Airport
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 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
CTFr277/20.2		CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME		114.55		03W
CLTr162/33.7		CHARLOTTE VOR/DME		115.00		05W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
CHESTER	111/26.4	220	06W	DCM	-.. -.-. --
HARTSVILLE	307/32.1	341	07W	HVS	.... ...- ...
STONIA	149/38.9	260	06W	GHJ	--. .... .---

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:

left

Obstructions:

none

72 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:	left	left

Runway 16W/34W

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

Runway 11W/29W

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

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:12	10:12
Sunrise	06:39	10:39
Sunset	20:02	00:02
Evening civil twilight	20:29	00:29

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 20:10:19
Local (UTC-4)	25-Apr-2024 16:10:19

METAR

KLKR
9nm W

251955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/07 A3011 RMK AO2

TAF

KCLT 35nm N	251748Z 2518/2624 34005KT P6SM FEW060 FM260400 08006KT P6SM BKN070 FM261000 07009KT P6SM SCT013 BKN023 FM261700 07007KT P6SM BKN040
KSSC 44nm S	251500Z 2515/2621 04009KT 9999 SKC QNH3006INS BECMG 2522/2523 07006KT 9999 FEW070 SCT250 QNH3008INS BECMG 2609/2610 07006KT 9999 BKN007 OVC012 QNH3016INS BECMG 2614/2615 09009KT 9999 BKN012 BKN150 QNH3024INS BECMG 2615/2616 11009KT 9999 SCT020 BKN150 QNH3026INS BECMG 2617/2618 12010KT 9999 SCT040 BKN070 OVC130 QNH3025INS TX28/2520Z TN14/2609Z

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803-286-8800

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	100LL
FS		$5.50
Updated 15-Apr-2024

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