FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
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 |
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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (200KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (202KB) |
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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Aerial photo |
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 29-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 10:52 |
Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 11:17 |
Sunset | | 19:45 | | 23:45 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:10 | | 00:10 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Mar-2024 13:38:59 |
Local (UTC-4) | 29-Mar-2024 09:38:59 |
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METAR |
KLUX 19nm SW | 291315Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 11/M01 A3019 RMK AO2
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KEOE 23nm S | 291315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3021 RMK AO2
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KDCM 23nm E | 291015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A3015 RMK AO2
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KSPA 25nm NW | 291315Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3018 RMK AO2
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KGSP 31nm NW | 291253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP217 T01061028
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KUZA 34nm NE | 291254Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 11/M01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01111011
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KEHO 34nm N | 291320Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 10/M03 A3016 RMK AO2 T00951027
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KFDW 34nm SE | 291315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/00 A3018 RMK AO1
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KGMU 36nm W | 291253Z 28005KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 T00831022
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KGRD 36nm SW | 291256Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 10/M01 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01001011
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TAF |
KGSP 31nm NW | 291130Z 2912/3012 26003KT P6SM SKC FM291400 26007KT P6SM SKC FM291700 25010KT P6SM SKC FM300000 23005KT P6SM SKC
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KGMU 36nm W | 291130Z 2912/3012 28003KT P6SM SKC FM291400 27006KT P6SM SKC FM291700 26010KT P6SM SKC FM300000 25005KT P6SM SKC
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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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