# Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field (KLKR)

**Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field** (ICAO: KLKR) is a small airport in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States. It opened in Aug 1970. It has one runway, 6,004 ft (1,830 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/klkr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KLKR
- FAA: LKR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
- Opened: Aug 1970
- Elevation: 486 ft / 148 m
- Coordinates: 34.7229, -80.8546
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,004 ft / 1,830 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 13 departures, 4 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_County_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6483153
- Weather station: KLKR
- Ident: KLKR

## Timeline

- Aug 1970: Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 6,004 ft / 1,830 m | 101 ft / 31 m | Concrete | 059° / 239° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,004 ft / 1,830 m | =4,542 of 29,858 | =1,253 in North America | =982 in US |
| Elevation | 486 ft / 148 m | =27,377 of 43,403 | =13,033 in North America | =10,907 in US |
| Age | Opened 1970 | =6,186 of 15,079 | =4,428 in North America | =4,338 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | CHARLOTTE APP/DEP | 120.050 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.725 |

## Nearby airports

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- [T73](https://dromopedia.com/airports/t73.md) Kirk Air Base · 10 mi / 17 km
- [SC76](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sc76.md) Unity Aerodrome · 11 mi / 18 km
- [N52](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kn52.md) Jaars Townsend Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/klkr/data