Pickens County
LQK · KLQK · Pickens, South Carolina · Pickens County · map
Pickens County is a public-use airport owned by Pickens County, 4 miles south of Pickens, South Carolina, 1,013 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 5,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 34 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 11,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 11 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Pickens County?
Its FAA code is LQK, and its ICAO code is KLQK.
Where is Pickens County?
It is 4 miles south of Pickens, South Carolina, 1,013 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Pickens County?
Its one runway, 05/23, is 5,002 feet long, asphalt.
Does Pickens County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Pickens County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Pickens County?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Charlotte/Douglas International, Charleston Executive. Every route
Are there flight schools at Pickens County?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Hilton Head Flyers LLC and Great Planes Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Pickens County?
7 pilot examiners and 14 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Pickens County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LQK · ICAO KLQK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Pickens County
- Elevation
- 1,013 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,002 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 40 ft high 1,112 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 53 ft high 1,494 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.8 | |
| Lqk and aWOS-3 | 120.0 | |
| Mount Oglethorpe Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.8 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 864-843-5801.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Oconee County Regional (12 nm southwest), Donaldson Field (16 nm east), Greenville Downtown Airport (18 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in South Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate PAPI runway 05 and 23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2 departures from LQK in those twelve months, carrying 0 passengers in 17 seats (0% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens County → Charlotte/Douglas International LQK–CLT | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Pickens County → Charleston Executive LQK–JZI | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 31 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 11,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 611 |
| general aviation, travelling | 5,333 |
| general aviation, local | 4,056 |
| military | 1,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Pickens from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Pickens, South Carolina: 7 piston singles, 2 balloons, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in South Carolina.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Hilton Head Flyers LLC 5 aircraft · Liberty, 1 mile away Hilton Head Flyers is a flight school offering pilot training programs from beginner to advanced levels.
- Great Planes Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Liberty, 1 mile away Great Planes Flying Club LLC operates a pilot academy offering flight training from discovery flights to commercial pilot certification, an FAA-certified aircraft maintenance facility at Rochester International Airport in Minnesota, and gro
- Clemson University 3 aircraft · Clemson, 14 miles away Clemson University is a public research institution located in Upstate South Carolina.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 14 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 training center examiners.
- Harrison Grady Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Central, SC (6 nm) · (864) 986-9664 · [email protected]
- Leonard Litton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Piedmont, SC (13 nm) · (703) 389-7709 · [email protected]
- Brett Avery Zukowski private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Greenville, SC (18 nm) · (864) 201-9356 · [email protected]
- Gregory Collins private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes · Blue Ridge Sport Flight LLC · Hendersonville, NC (33 nm) · (828) 460-3646 · [email protected]
- William Porcher Dubose private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Spartanburg Memorial Downtown Airport · Spartanburg, SC (37 nm) · (803) 256-3544 · [email protected]
- David Alan Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Fletcher, NC (41 nm) · (828) 458-8484 · [email protected]
- Randall Kelsey Haralson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Elbert County Airport · Elberton, GA (43 nm) · (706) 318-8867 · [email protected]
All 38 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Pickens 10 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 2 balloons, 1 turboprops
- Carolina Real Estate Consultants LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Hilton Head Flyers LLC 5 aircraft · flight school
- Great Planes Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Clemson University 3 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Charleston Executive (JZI) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Carolina 1,035 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in South Carolina 67 landing places
- South Carolina 3,115 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LQK.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.