Kirk Air Base Airport

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Lancaster Weather (°F)

Location

Latitude: 
34-40-27.5410N (34.674317)
Longitude: 
080-40-56.2470W (-80.682291)
Elevation: 
578.0 feet MSL (176 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
8 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
05 N.M. SE of Lancaster, South Carolina
Found On: 
Charlotte Chart
FAA Region: 
ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JAMES B. KIRK
1007 KIRK AIR BASE RD.
LANCASTER, SC 29720
803-286-8800
JAMES B. KIRK
1007 KIRK AIR BASE RD
LANCASTER, SC 29720
803-286-8800

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
10/1982
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0800-DUSK
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1578 feet (481 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
AND
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  8
Ultralights:  1

Annual Operations (as of 08/10/2021)

Total Operations:  2000
GA Local:  1500 75.0%
GA Itinerant:  500 25.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 803

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Kirk Air Base Airport and SPB Services
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    Unicom 122.8 286-8800, 800-422-9216 100LL
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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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near T73

    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 Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Airport
    (KLKR LKR)
    288 296 100LL, Jet A
    11.8 Jaars-Townsend Airport
    (N52)
    344 352 100LL
    20.8 Charlotte/Monroe Exec Airport
    (KEQY EQY)
    8 16 100LL, Jet A-1+
    22.7 U S Heliport
    (N46)
    34 42 Jet A
    24.2 Woodward Field Airport
    (CDN KCDN CDN)
    166 174 100LL, Jet A
    26.4 Rock Hill/York County/Bryant Field Airport
    (RKH KUZA UZA)
    315 323 100LL, Jet A
    27.2 Goose Creek Airport
    (28A)
    9 17 100LL
    30.1 Fairfield County Airport
    (KFDW FDW)
    224 232 100LL, Jet A
    32.2 Hartsville Regional Airport
    (HVS KHVS HVS)
    120 128 100LL, Jet A
    34.9 Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
    (CLT KCLT CLT)
    338 346 100LL, Jet A
    35.9 Cheraw Municipal/Lynch Bellinger Field Airport
    (HCW KCQW CQW)
    86 94 100LL, Jet A
    36.3 Anson County/Jeff Cloud Field Airport
    (KAFP AFP)
    54 62 100LL, Jet A-1+
    39.2 Gastonia Municipal Airport
    (KAKH AKH)
    324 332 100LL, Jet A-1+
    41.6 Darlington County Airport
    (KUDG UDG)
    108 117 100LL, Jet A
    42.8 Concord-Padgett Regional Airport
    (KJQF JQF)
    358 366 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    44.1 Branhams Airport
    (6J7)
    122 130 100LL
    45.0 Jim Hamilton L B Owens Airport
    (CUB KCUB CUB)
    200 208 100LL, Jet A
    46.9 Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field Airport
    (BTN KBBP BBP)
    93 102 100LL, Jet A
    47.3 Richmond County Airport
    (KRCZ RCZ)
    73 82 100LL, Jet A-1+
    47.3 Union County, Troy Shelton Field Airport
    (USC 35A)
    271 278 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 RY 15 HAS 30 FT DROP AT THLD.
    A110-2 RY 33 HAS 10 FT DROP AT THLD.
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.
    A21 CHANGE ELEV FOR SEAPLANE BASE RYS 05W/23W; 16W/34W; 11W/29W TO 550E.
    A31-05W/23W & 11W/29W & 16W/34W - WATERLANES ARE NOT MARKED - LENGTHS CHANGE WITH WATER LEVELS - CONTACT AMGR AND CHECK NOTAMS.
    A81-APT FOR LIRL RY 15/33 CALL 803-286-8800.
    E111 VFR USE ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 05W/23W
    11W/29W
    15/33
    16W/34W
    Longest Runway: 05W/23W is 4400 ft (1341 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    T73 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 05W/23W  4400 ft x 300 ft (1341 m x 91 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 05W

    Runway 23W

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Waterway 11W/29W  2245 ft x 600 ft (684 m x 183 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 11W

    Runway 29W

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Waterway 15/33  2600 ft x 40 ft (792 m x 12 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Low Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  8.0

    Waterway 15

    Runway 33

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    TREE
    Object Height: 
    72
    Distance from End: 
    620

    Waterway 16W/34W  3000 ft x 300 ft (914 m x 91 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 16W

    Runway 34W

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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