Airports / South Carolina / LQK
Pickens County Airport
KLQK / LQKPickens, South CarolinaELEV 1,013 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Pickens County Airport (KLQK / LQK) sits in Pickens, South Carolina, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 1,013 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list LQK as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU, 18 nm), Anderson Regional Airport (AND, 19 nm), and Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP, 24 nm).
Trip costs from LQK are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LQK to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“FBO there with Barry and Chris amazing service and lean safe fuel..”
Alexander McMaster5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Beautiful small airport.”
Dakota5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“FBO there with Barry and Chris amazing service and lean safe fuel..”
Alexander McMaster5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Pickens County Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KLQK
IATA
LQK
FAA / Local
LQK
Elevation
1,013 ft
Coordinates
34.8100° N · 82.7029° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs SC fields
state range 10–1,048 ft
At 1,013 ft, LQK sits higher than 94% of the 33 South Carolina fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 18nmGMUGreenville Downtown AirportGreenville
- 19nmANDAnderson Regional AirportAnderson
- 24nmGSPGreenville-Spartanburg International AirportGreenville/Greer/Spartanburg
- 38nmAVLAsheville Regional AirportAsheville
- 60nmAHNAthens Ben Epps AirportAthens
- 62nmKRHPWestern Carolina Regional AirportAndrews
Location
Open the full mapKLQK · Pickens County Airport · Pickens, SC
From the ramp
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