FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | 35A |
Lat/Long: | 34-41-13.0300N 081-38-28.2000W 34-41.217167N 081-38.470000W 34.6869528,-81.6411667 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 610.2 ft. / 186 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 06W (2000) |
From city: | 1 mile SW of UNION, SC |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 29379 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 09/1970 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RY 05/23 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.45 (864-427-1514) |
GREER APPROACH: | 119.4 [OPR 1100-0300Z++] |
GREER DEPARTURE: | 119.4 [OPR 1100-0300Z++] |
WX AWOS-3 at LUX (19 nm SW): | 123.975 (864-682-3639) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/263.125 (OWING RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SPAr148/25.1 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
GRDr045/36.4 | | GREENWOOD VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 01W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
UNION COUNTY | | at field | | 326 | | 06W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
CHESTER | | 261/22.5 | | 220 | | 06W | | DCM | -.. -.-. -- |
ENOREE | | 006/22.6 | | 278 | | 07W | | EOE | . --- . |
FIRST RIVER | | 190/34.0 | | 417 | | 06W | | SLP | ... .-.. .--. |
STONIA | | 224/38.5 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:SELF-SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 864-426-3003. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 3508 x 60 ft. / 1069 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 34-41.020500N | | 34-41.413833N |
Longitude: | 081-38.726667W | | 081-38.213333W |
Elevation: | 573.4 ft. | | 610.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 047 true | | 233 magnetic, 227 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 14 ft. tree, 211 ft. from runway, 89 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear TREES CLOSE-IN, 142 FT FROM RWY END BOTH SIDES OF RWY 5 APCH 112 FT FROM CNTRLN. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | UNION COUNTY PO DRAWER G UNION, SC 29379 Phone 864-429-1600 |
Manager: | RONNIE WADE UNION COUNTY AIRPORT, 198 AIRPORT RD UNION, SC 29379 Phone 864-429-1680 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 57/week * | 56% | transient general aviation | 44% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 14 June 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC GREER APCH AT 864-877-8275. WHEN GREER APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (200KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (201KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (364KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLUX - Laurens County Airport (19 nm SW)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport/Simpson Field (21 nm NW)
KEOE - Newberry County Airport (23 nm S)
KDCM - Chester Catawba Regional Airport (23 nm E)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (31 nm NW)
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 22-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 11:03 |
Sunrise | | 07:29 | | 11:29 |
Sunset | | 19:39 | | 23:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Mar-2023 14:31:16 |
Local (UTC-4) | 22-Mar-2023 10:31:16 |
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METAR |
KLUX 19nm SW | 221415Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM -RA BKN026 BKN039 BKN050 07/04 A3039 RMK AO2
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KEOE 23nm S | 221415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT028 SCT033 SCT039 08/05 A3041 RMK AO2
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KDCM 23nm E | 221215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT045 BKN090 06/00 A3038 RMK AO2
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KSPA 25nm NW | 221415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN027 BKN034 OVC039 07/03 A3039 RMK AO2
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KGSP 31nm NW | 221353Z 25003KT 10SM BKN060 08/ A3040 RMK AO2 SLP284 T0078 $
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KUZA 34nm NE | 221354Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM SCT045 BKN075 OVC090 09/02 A3039 RMK AO2 RAB20E37 SLP294 P0000 T00940022
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KEHO 34nm N | 221410Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT041 SCT060 OVC070 08/02 A3040 RMK AO2 T00780019
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KFDW 34nm SE | 221415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN031 BKN047 OVC095 12/08 A3038 RMK AO1
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KGMU 36nm W | 221353Z 00000KT 9SM -RA OVC019 10/03 A3039 RMK AO2 RAB18 SLP290 P0000 T01000033
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KGRD 36nm SW | 221356Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM FEW027 SCT046 OVC095 08/03 A3039 RMK AO2 RAB44E53 SLP291 P0000 T00780028
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TAF |
KGSP 31nm NW | 221153Z 2212/2312 17003KT P6SM VCSH OVC070 FM221300 01004KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM221700 09004KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM222200 23005KT P6SM OVC100 FM230500 21003KT P6SM SCT050
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KGMU 36nm W | 221138Z 2212/2312 17003KT P6SM OVC070 FM221300 01004KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM221700 09004KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM222200 23005KT P6SM OVC100 FM230500 21003KT P6SM SCT050
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NOTAMs |
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