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Lancaster County-mc Whirter Field Airport



Lancaster County Airport
McWhirter Field
IATA: none – ICAO: KLKR – FAA LID: LKR
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Lancaster County
Serves Lancaster, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL 486 ft / 148 m
Coordinates 34°43′22″N 080°51′17″W / 34.72278°N 80.85472°W / 34.72278; -80.85472
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,004 1,830 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 23,850
Based aircraft 49
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Lancaster County Airport (ICAO: KLKR, FAA LID: LKR), also known as McWhirter Field, is a county-owned, public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) west of the central business district of Lancaster, in Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LKR by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned LKR to Las Khoreh in Somalia).

Facilities and aircraft

Lancaster County Airport covers an area of 301 acres (122 ha) at an elevation of 486 feet (148 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,004 by 100 feet (1,830 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 22, 2009, the airport had 23,850 aircraft operations, an average of 65 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 49 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.

Lancaster County Airport is operated by Lancaster Aviation and provides fuel, maintenance and a terminal facility.



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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2008-09-25
Airport Identifier:LKR
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:080-51-15.9916W/34-43-22.7221N
-80.854442/34.722978 (Estimated)
Elevation:486 ft / 148.13 m (Surveyed)
Land:301 acres
From nearest city:4 nautical miles W of Lancaster, SC
Location:Lancaster County, SC
Magnetic Variation:07W (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:Lancaster County
Address:P.o.box 1809
Lancaster, SC 29721
Phone number:803-285-1565
Manager:Gary L. Laubscher
Address:296 Aviation Blvd
Lancaster, SC 29720
Phone number:803-285-1513

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:Yes
Control Tower:No
Lighting Schedule:DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24 - CTAF.
Beacon Color:Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:Charlotte
Region:ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC:ZTL - Atlanta
Tie-in FSS:AND - Anderson
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:AND (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:NGY

Airport Communications

CTAF:122.725
Unicom:122.725 

Airport Services

Fuel available:100LLA
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:MAJOR
Bulk Oxygen:NONE

Runway Information

Runway 06/24

Dimension:5904 x 100 ft / 1799.5 x 30.5 m
Surface:ASPH, Good Condition
Weight Limit:Single wheel: 19000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 28000 lbs.
Edge Lights:Medium
 

Runway 06

Runway 24

Longitude:080-51-46.1270W080-50-45.8562W
Latitude:34-43-07.4850N34-43-37.9592N
Elevation:460.00 ft486.00 ft
Alignment:59127
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Markings:Non-precision instrument, Good ConditionNon-precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:47.00 ft43.00 ft
VASI:2-light PAPI on left side2-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:3.00°3.00°
Runway End Identifier:NoNo
Centerline Lights:NoNo
Touchdown Lights:NoNo
Obstruction:137 ft tree, 3741.0 ft from runway, 369 ft left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear90 ft tree, 2348.0 ft from runway, 120 ft right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Radio Navigation Aids

ID Type Name Ch Freq Var Dist
LKRNDBLancaster400.0007W0.2 nm
UZNDBRally227.0005W15.0 nm
TWLNDBWesley204.0006W15.7 nm
DCMNDBChester220.0006W17.5 nm
PYGNDBPageland270.0006W25.5 nm
FDWNDBWinnsboro414.0005W27.7 nm
CDNNDBCamden263.0005W30.1 nm
GHJNDBStonia260.0006W31.9 nm
UOTNDBUnion County326.0004W39.0 nm
HVSNDBHartsville341.0007W41.0 nm
AFPNDBAnson County283.0007W42.1 nm
EOENDBEnoree278.0005W45.9 nm
MMTNDBMc Entire427.0005W47.4 nm
SLPNDBFirst River417.0006W48.6 nm
CQWNDBCheraw409.0005W48.9 nm
SSCTACANShaw038X 05W48.8 nm
CLTVOR/DMECharlotte097X115.0005W28.5 nm
CTFVOR/DMEChesterfield019X108.2003W29.0 nm
FMLVORTACFort Mill071X112.4002W16.7 nm
MMTVORTACMc Entire079X113.2005W48.1 nm
CLTVOTCharlotte112.0029.9 nm

Remarks

  • 25 FT DROP; 200 FT FM THR RY 06.
  • DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • NDB APPROACH AVBL.

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General Info
Country United States
State SOUTH CAROLINA
FAA ID LKR
Latitude 34-43-22.500N
Longitude 080-51-16.500W
Elevation 486 feet
Near City LANCASTER


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