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KLQK · Pickens County Airport

ICAO · US · 11 NTSB events

ID KLQK FAA LQK Elev 1,013 ft Lat 34° 48.60' N Lon 82° 42.17' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.99%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 43.8° 5,002 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.99%
23 223.8° 5,002 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.99%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.000
  • A/D GREER APP/DEP 118.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KLQK on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 20 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt PAPI Rwy 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1300–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH CAROLINA 413 PELION LEXINGTON CO (6J0) 2 N UTC–5(–4DT) N33º47.68´ W81º14.75´ 452 B NOTAM FILE AND RWY 18–36: H4335X75 (CONC) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 18: Tree.
  • ·RWY 36: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·P–line 800´ from thld Rwy 36; mkd with red balls.
  • ·Access into terminal bldg, use the key pad and enter the UNICOM freq.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 803-600-9313
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®COLUMBIA APP/DEP CON 124.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Columbia Apch at 803-822-5242 or 803-822-5040.
  • ·COLUMBIA (VH) (H) VORTAC 114.7 CAE Chan 94 N33º51.44´ W81º03.23´ 251º 10.3 NM to fld. 404/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–073º byd 35 NM blo 6,000´ 200º–234º byd 12 NM blo 3,000´ 235º–245º byd 12 NM blo 6,000´ 246º–289º byd 12 NM blo 3,000´ 290º–305º byd 12 NM blo 2,400´ 306º–344º byd 30 NM 345º–359º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ PICKENS CO (LQK)(KLQK) 4 S UTC–5(–4DT) N34º48.60´ W82º42.17´ 1013 B NOTAM FILE AND RWY 05–23: H5002X100 (ASPH) S–75, D–101 PCN 29 F/C/X/T MIRL 1.0% up NE RWY 05: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·RWY 23: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·Noise abatement procedure in effect, phone 864–843–5803.
  • ·Ultralight ops area south of rwy/req prior cdn.
  • ·Call 864–843–5803 for info.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 864-843-5803
  • ·AWOS–3 120.0 (864) 843–5801.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®GREER APP/DEP CON 118.8 (1100–0445Z‡) ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.8 (0445–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Greer Apch at 864-877-8275.
  • ·When Greer Apch clsd, for CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·ELECTRIC CITY (L) (L) VORTACW 108.6 ELW Chan 23 N34º25.15´ W82º47.08´ 010º 23.8 NM to fld. 736/0E.
  • ·RALLY N34º53.40´ W81º04.86´ NOTAM FILE AND.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 227 UZ 016º 6.0 NM to Rock Hill/York Co/Bryant Fld. 522/5W.
  • ·CHARLOTTE L–24I IAP ATLANTA H–9B, 12G, L–25C IAP CHARLOTTE L–24J, 25D, 36E SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 64,950 ops in 2002

2024 total

11,000

10-yr total

123,738

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 85% · Mil 9%

Events / million ops

40.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=11

  • Other 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Ground collision 1
  • Hard landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-09-29 JOHN W MOLL Vans RV-7 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2021-10-24 North American AT-6D · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-07-11 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2019-06-29 Cessna 180 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2018-07-28 Vans RV 6 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2012-07-22 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR-22 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-07-10 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1997-04-14 Piper PA-28-160 · Loss of control · day →
1992-10-31 Maule M4-210C · Other · VMC · day →
1991-09-08 Cessna 150L · Other · IMC · day →
1983-02-15 Piper PA-34-220T · Other · IMC · night →

Designees in SC

CFI Flight Instructors 982 A&P Mechanics 3,669 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 Schools Flight Schools 36 FBO Fixed Base Operators 47 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 10

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Harrison Grady Smith Central SC 6 nm
Leonard Litton Piedmont SC 13 nm
Brett Avery Zukowski Greenville SC 17 nm
William Patrick Rourke Anderson SC 18 nm
William Patrick Rourke Lavonia GA 30 nm
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 33 nm
William Frank Mercure Toccoa GA 34 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 39 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 39 nm
Randall Kelsey Haralson Elberton GA 43 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ryan Dwayne Langston Liberty SC 1 nm
Neal Thomas Couch Liberty SC 1 nm
Quincy Bogardus Newman Iii Pickens SC 5 nm
Kathleen Doran Hegenberger Six Mile SC 5 nm
Leo Reginald Berube Easley SC 6 nm
Robert Ronald Shue Jr Easley SC 6 nm
Nickolas Walter Cwian Easley SC 6 nm
Robert Patrick Williams Easley SC 6 nm
Tommy Lee Perry Easley SC 6 nm
Andrew Brent Dodd Easley SC 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Douglas Macarthur Collins Liberty SC 1 nm
Charles Patrick Dudding Liberty SC 1 nm
Wendell Dale Holmes Liberty SC 1 nm
Robert Louis Moody Liberty SC 1 nm
Thomas Clifford Kaine Liberty SC 1 nm
Richard Lamar Clark Liberty SC 1 nm
Marc Delance Mason Liberty SC 1 nm
Jeffrey Dean Gribbins Liberty SC 1 nm
John David Bruder Liberty SC 1 nm
Randyl William Kubik Pickens SC 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 19 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 39 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 60 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 65 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 69 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 69 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 69 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 80 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 87 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 88 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.