Lancaster County-mc Whirter Fld Airport (LKR)

LKR
Lancaster County-mc Whirter Fld Airport (LKR)
Lancaster, SC
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier LKR
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 80°51'16.5243" W / 34°43'22.4558" N
-80.854590 / 34.722904 (Estimated)
Elevation 485.90 ft / 148.10 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 PAUL MOSES
Address 286 AVIATION BLVD, LANCASTER
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 NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge Yes
Sectional chart CHARLOTTE
Region ASO - Southern
Responsible 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 available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.725 MHz
UNICOM 122.725 MHz
AWOS-3 LKR (803-286-6444)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services INSTR
Runway Information
Runway 06/24
Dimensions 6004 x 101 ft (1830 x 31 m)
Surface CONC (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
PCN 15
06 24
Alignment 59° 239°
Physical elevation 459.30 ft 485.70 ft
Coordinates 34.718597 / -80.863108 34.727212 / -80.846072
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Remarks
  • 25 FT DROP; 250 FT FM THR RWY 06.
  • DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 TO CHARLOTTE APCH.
  • SMALL ACFT MUST BE ON A TIE DOWN.
  • FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.
  • ARL APPLICATORS NOT PMTD DUE TO PAVEMENT CONDS.