FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N52 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-51-49.7400N 080-44-52.7400W
34-51.829000N 080-44.879000W
34.8638167,-80.7479833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 602 ft. / 183.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of WAXHAW, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28173 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1962 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700
UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT LIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 120.05 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 120.05 |
| JOOLS STAR: | 135.6 |
| RASLN STAR: | 126.15 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LKR (10 nm SW): | 120.825 (803-286-6444) |
| WX ASOS at EQY (11 nm NE): | 135.775 (704-283-5185) |
| WX ASOS at UZA (17 nm NW): | 120.775 (803-981-9388) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CLTr158/22.0 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| CTFr302/26.6 | | CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME | | 114.55 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHESTER | | 084/22.8 | | 220 | | 06W | | DCM | -.. -.-. -- |
| STONIA | | 140/28.1 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3309 x 40 ft. / 1009 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity
RWY 04/22 NSTD LIRL. ONLY THREE END LGTS EACH SIDE OF RWYS & EACH SIDE OF DSPLCD THR. |
| Runway edge markings: | MRKGS SMALLER THAN STD. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 34-51.614333N | | 34-52.044333N |
| Longitude: | 080-45.082667W | | 080-44.675333W |
| Elevation: | 602.0 ft. | | 599.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 045 magnetic, 038 true | | 225 magnetic, 218 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 256 ft. from runway, 113 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+51 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 133 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN ; +51 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 157 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN ; AND +7 FT FENCE 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 112 FT RIGHT AND OFFSET 120 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 66 ft. trees, 302 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
70 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 121 FT RIGHT; 65 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLR OFFSET 107 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | JAARS INC.
PO BOX 248
WAXHAW, NC 28173
Phone 704-843-6220 |
| Manager: | DAN MILLER
7710 JAARS ROAD
WAXHAW, NC 28173
Phone 704-843-6220 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 04 HAS 5 FT DROP-OFF 150 FT FM THR, 0 BOTH. |
| - | TSNT TFC NOTE THAT ONLY JAARS PILOTS ARE PMTD TO USE NON-STD PATTERNS FOR T. |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RWY 04/22 20 FT DOWN SLOPE BTN ENDS. |
| - | SFC VARN IN RESA. |
| - | WIND CONDS PMTG AT NIGHT TKOF RWY 22 & LAND RWY 04. |
| - | TSNT TFC PROHIBITED FM LNDG ON GRASS PRACTICE AREAS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241. |
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 04 September 2025 at 0901Z to 02 October 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| JOOLS ONE (RNAV) | |
download (272KB) |
| LIINN THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (279KB) |
| MAJIC FOUR | |
download (261KB) |
| RASLN THREE | |
download (176KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLKR - Lancaster County Airport-Mc Whirter Field (10 nm SW)
KEQY - Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (11 nm NE)
KUZA - Rock Hill (York County) Airport-Bryant Field (17 nm NW)
KPYG - Pageland Airport (21 nm E)
KDCM - Chester Catawba Regional Airport (23 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 26-Sep-2025
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunset | | 19:14 | | 23:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:39 | | 23:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Sep-2025 12:53:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 26-Sep-2025 08:53:42 |
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| METAR |
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KLKR
10nm SW | 261230Z AUTO 22005KT 5SM BR OVC005 22/22 A2990 RMK AO2
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KEQY
11nm NE | 261153Z AUTO 21004KT 9SM OVC007 23/22 A2989 RMK AO2 RAB1059E09B36E46 CIG 004V010 SLP118 P0000 60000 T02280217 10228 20217 51010
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KCLT
23nm NW | 261131Z 2612/2718 24004KT P6SM SCT007 BKN012 TEMPO 2612/2614 6SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM261600 24005KT P6SM BKN022 FM261800 23005KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 2621/2701 4SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM270100 VRB02KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC021 FM270700 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC007 FM270900 VRB02KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN004 FM271300 14005KT P6SM BKN021
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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