Laurens County
LUX · KLUX · Laurens, South Carolina · Laurens County · map
Laurens County is a public-use airport owned by Laurens County, 3 miles east of Laurens, South Carolina, 698 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 4,051 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Weather right now KLUX · observed 4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC), 24 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLUX 062055Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM SCT040 24/13 A3006 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LUX · ICAO KLUX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Laurens County
- Elevation
- 698 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 803 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,051 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 52 ft high 1,002 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 56 ft high 1,059 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.6 | |
| Lux and aWOS-3 | 123.975 | |
| Owing and center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.35 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 864-682-3639.
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.
Aircraft registered in Laurens from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Laurens, SC as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 08 and 26; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 08 and 26 operates continuously.
- Pattern altitude: 803 feet above ground level.
- Self service 24 hour fuel with credit card.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.