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KLQK — Pickens County
Pickens, SC · field elevation 1,013 ft · NON-ATCT
KLQK current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLQK 252355Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A3004 RMK AO2 T01770166 10255 20177
- Wind
- from 360° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,424 ft · pressure altitude 893 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 360° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 23 | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 23,000–30,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KLQK — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KLQK — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.80997, -82.70289
- Elevation
- 1,013 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1122Z / 2322Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Pickens, SC
Everything else KLQK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,002 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 118.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KCEU Oconee County Rgnl12 nm
- KGYH Donaldson Fld16 nm
- KGMU Greenville Downtown18 nm
- KAND Anderson Rgnl19 nm
- KGSP Greenville Spartanburg Intl24 nm
- KTOC Toccoa Rg Letourneau Fld32 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLQK airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other South Carolina airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.