Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Airport

Location

Latitude:	34-43-22.4558N (34.722904)
Longitude:	080-51-16.5243W (-80.85459)
Elevation:	485.9 feet MSL (148 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	7.9 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -5.0 (Standard Time) UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	04 N.M. W of Lancaster, South Carolina
Found On:	Charlotte Chart
FAA Region:	ASO

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
PAUL MOSES 286 AVIATION BLVD, LANCASTER LANCASTER, SC 29720 (803) 285-1513	LANCASTER COUNTY P.O.BOX 1809 LANCASTER, SC 29721 803-285-1565

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	08/1970
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/ALL/0730-1500
Boundary ARTCC:	ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1486 feet (453 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	AND
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:	37
Multi Engine:	2

Annual Operations (as of 08/10/2021)

Total Operations:	9300
Air Taxi:	575	6.2%
GA Local:	5000	53.8%
GA Itinerant:	3425	36.8%
Military Aircraft:	300	3.2%

Communications

CTAF:	122.725
Unicom:	122.725
Approach:	CHARLOTTE
Departure:	CHARLOTTE
AWOS-3:	120.825 (803-286-6444)

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 803

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Southland Air Update FBO info	Unicom 122.8	283-2250	100LL, Jet A

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Anderson(AND)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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DP	BEAVY SIX (RNAV)	SE-2	Changed
DP	BOBZY FIVE (RNAV)	SE-2	Changed
DP	ESTRR FIVE (RNAV)	SE-2	Changed
DP	ICONS FIVE (RNAV)	SE-2	Changed
DP	JOJJO FIVE (RNAV)	SE-2	Changed
DP	KERMIT FOUR	SE-2	Changed
DP	KERMIT FOUR[DELIMITER] CONT.1	SE-2	Changed
DP	KILNS FIVE (RNAV)	SE-2	Changed
DP	KNIGHTS THREE	SE-2	Changed
DP	KNIGHTS THREE[DELIMITER] CONT.1	SE-2	Changed
DP	KRITR SIX (RNAV)	SE-2	Changed
DP	KWEEN FIVE (RNAV)	SE-2	Changed
DP	LILLS THREE (RNAV)	SE-2	Changed
DP	WEAZL FIVE (RNAV)	SE-2	Changed
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 06	SE-2
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 24	SE-2
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	SE-2
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	SE-2
STAR	JOOLS ONE (RNAV)	SE-2
STAR	LIINN THREE	SE-2
STAR	LIINN THREE[DELIMITER] CONT.1	SE-2
STAR	MAJIC FOUR	SE-2
STAR	RASLN THREE	SE-2

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KLKR

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.2	LKR	. _ . . _ . _ . _ .	Lancaster	NDB	400	266	274
15.0	UZ	. . _ _ _ . .	Rally	NDB	227	312	320
15.6	TWL	_ . _ _ . _ . .	Wesley	NDB	204	28	36
17.5	DCM	_ . . _ . _ . _ _	Chester	NDB	220	282	290
25.5	PYG	. _ _ . _ . _ _ _ _ .	Pageland	NDB	270	86	94
27.6	FDW	. . _ . _ . . . _ _	Winnsboro	NDB	414	207	215
28.4	CLT	_ . _ . . _ . . _	Charlotte	VOR-DME	115.00	350	358
28.9	CTF	_ . _ . _ . . _ .	Chesterfield	VOR-DME	114.55	98	106
30.5	CLT	_ . _ . . _ . . _	Charlotte	VOT	112.00	350	358
31.8	GHJ	_ _ . . . . . . _ _ _	Stonia	NDB	260	332	340
38.9	UOT	. . _ _ _ _ _	Union County	NDB	326	266	274
41.0	HVS	. . . . . . . _ . . .	Hartsville	NDB	341	117	125
45.9	EOE	. _ _ _ .	Enoree	NDB	278	237	245
48.0	MMT	_ _ _ _ _	Mc Entire	VORTAC	113.20	176	184
48.5	SLP	. . . . _ . . . _ _ .	First River	NDB	417	311	319
48.7	SSC	. . . . . . _ . _ .	Shaw	TACAN	110.10	156	164
48.8	CQW	_ . _ . _ _ . _ . _ _	Cheraw	NDB	409	88	96
49.3	CA	_ . _ . . _	Murry	NDB	362	203	211
50.2	IZN	. . _ _ . . _ .	Lincolnton	NDB	432	346	354
50.3	SMS	. . . _ _ . . .	Sumter	NDB	252	150	158

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
9.0	Kirk Air Base Airport (T73)	108	116	100LL
10.0	Jaars-Townsend Airport (N52)	31	39	100LL
18.8	Rock Hill/York County/Bryant Field Airport (RKH KUZA UZA)	327	335	100LL, Jet A
21.1	Charlotte/Monroe Exec Airport (KEQY EQY)	32	40	100LL, Jet A-1+
26.6	U S Heliport (N46)	53	61	Jet A
27.3	Goose Creek Airport (28A)	28	36	100LL
27.5	Fairfield County Airport (KFDW FDW)	207	215	100LL, Jet A
29.8	Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT KCLT CLT)	351	359	100LL, Jet A
30.0	Woodward Field Airport (CDN KCDN CDN)	151	159	100LL, Jet A
32.2	Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH AKH)	333	341	100LL, Jet A-1+
38.9	Union County, Troy Shelton Field Airport (USC 35A)	267	274	100LL
40.5	Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF JQF)	10	18	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
41.1	Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS KHVS HVS)	117	125	100LL, Jet A
42.2	Anson County/Jeff Cloud Field Airport (KAFP AFP)	64	72	100LL, Jet A-1+
44.3	Cheraw Municipal/Lynch Bellinger Field Airport (HCW KCQW CQW)	90	98	100LL, Jet A
45.7	Jim Hamilton L B Owens Airport (CUB KCUB CUB)	188	196	100LL, Jet A
46.1	Newberry County Airport (KEOE EOE)	237	244	100LL
48.0	Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ IPJ)	341	349	100LL, Jet A-1+
48.7	Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO EHO)	311	319	100LL, Jet A-1+
48.8	Columbia Metro Airport (CAE KCAE CAE)	195	203	100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1	25 FT DROP; 200 FT FM THR RY 06.
A110-2	DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-3	GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 TO CHARLOTTE APCH.
A110-4	SMALL ACFT MUST BE ON A TIE DOWN.
A110-5	FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.
A110-6	ARL APPLICATORS NOT PMTD DUE TO PAVEMENT CONDS.
A70-FUEL-10	0LL FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 803-285-1513
A81-APT	ACTVT REIL RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF.
E111	NDB APPROACH AVBL.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	06/24
Longest Runway:	06/24 is 6004 ft (1830 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KLKR Airport Runway Details

Runway 06/24	6004 ft x 101 ft (1830 m x 31 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 05/18/2008
Surface:	Concrete - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:	15 /R/B/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	44.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	60.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	118.0

	Runway 06	Runway 24
Elevation:	459.3	485.7
Latitude:	34-43-06.9495N	34-43-37.9620N
Longitude:	080-51-47.1906W	080-50-45.8579W
Runway True Alignment:	059	239
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.1 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Object at End:	TREE	TREE
Object Height:	126	145
Distance from End:	3406	4473
Object Centerline Offset:	323 ft. left of centerline	473 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Threshold Crossing Height:	41	39
Threshold Elevation:	459.7
Displaced Threshold:	105
Threshold Latitude:	34-43-07.4924N
Threshold Longitude:	080-51-46.1150W

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	High Pressure
Bulk Oxygen:	High Pressure
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

ICAO: KLKR

FAA: LKR

Lancaster Weather

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 08/10/2021)

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 803

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KLKR

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

KLKR Airport Runway Details

Runway 06

Runway 24

Services

Maps & Diagrams

KLKR Sectional

KLKR Diagram