Terminal Procedures

N52 — Jaars-Townsend

WAXHAW, NC · 8 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 602 ft1 runwayLongest 3,309 ftNon-toweredVolume SE-2Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 041PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 220BPDF

Arrival procedures (STAR)

ChartAmendment
JOOLS THREE (RNAV) chart previewJOOLS THREE (RNAV)—PDF
LIINN THREE chart previewLIINN THREE—PDF
LIINN THREE, CONT.1 chart previewLIINN THREE, CONT.1—PDF
MAJIC FOUR chart previewMAJIC FOUR—PDF
RASLN THREE chart previewRASLN THREE—PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMS—PDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

N52 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0800-1700
ARTCC
Atlanta Center
Flight service
Raleigh
NOTAM facility
RDU (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
7W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), see remarks
Wind indicator
Lighted
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Activated
February 1962
Airport area
38 acres
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Charlotte
Last FAA inspection
2025-08-08

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

N52 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.0
Approach120.05Charlotte

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,309 × 40 ft0422N500 ft
Runway layout at N52, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
04/223,309 ft40 ftAsphalt GoodLow intensity
  22 218°Tdisplaced threshold 200 ft

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where N52 is

Latitude, longitude34.8638170, -80.7479830
Elevation602 ft
From Waxhaw3 nm S

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FAA remarks for N52

  • ACTVT BEACON - CTAF.
  • RWY 04 HAS 5 FT DROP-OFF 150 FT FM THR, 0 BOTH.
  • ACTVT LIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF.
  • UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS.
  • RWY 04/22 NSTD LIRL. ONLY THREE END LGTS EACH SIDE OF RWYS & EACH SIDE OF DSPLCD THR.
  • +15 FT WINDSOCK POLE 132 FT FROM THR OFFSET 74 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; AND +51 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 133 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; +51 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 157 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; AND +7 FT FENCE 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 112 FT RIGHT AND OFFSET 120 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • 84 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 133 FT RIGHT; 65 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 107 FT LEFT.
  • MRKGS SMALLER THAN STD DUE TO PVMT WIDTH.
  • APCH SLOPE 5:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
  • DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • RWY 04/22 20 FT DOWN SLOPE BTN ENDS.
  • SFC VARN IN RESA.
  • WIND CONDS PMTG AT NIGHT TKOF RWY 22 & LAND RWY 04.
  • TSNT TFC PROHIBITED FM LNDG ON GRASS PRACTICE AREAS.
  • FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.
  • TSNT TFC NOTE THAT ONLY JAARS PILOTS ARE PMTD TO USE NON-STD PATTERNS FOR T.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approach coverage at JAARS-Townsend

JAARS-Townsend has a balanced but compact instrument set: one RNAV (GPS) procedure serves each end of runway 04/22. Both directions therefore have published approach coverage, but neither has a second procedure type or duplicate option. The single 3,309 ft runway places a clear practical limit on the aircraft able to use the field.

Local chart context

Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field, Charlotte/Monroe Executive and Rock Hill/York County/Bryant Field have substantially broader chart sets. Pageland’s coverage is thinner even than JAARS-Townsend’s, while Chester Catawba Regional is closer in scale. The Atlanta and Charlotte sectionals add wider VFR context, with the Charlotte Terminal Area Chart providing more focused visual detail than the instrument procedures.

Airports near N52

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KLKRLancaster County-Mc Whirter FldLANCASTER, SC10 nm SW22
KEQYCharlotte/Monroe ExecMONROE, NC11 nm NE23
KUZARock Hill/York County/Bryant FldROCK HILL, SC17 nm NW23
KPYGPagelandPAGELAND, SC21 nm E3
KDCMChester Catawba RgnlCHESTER, SC23 nm W9
KCLTCharlotte/Douglas IntlCHARLOTTE, NC23 nm NW70
KAKHGastonia MuniGASTONIA, NC28 nm NW22
KJQFConcord-Padgett RgnlCONCORD, NC32 nm N23

VFR charts covering N52

AtlantaSectional ChartCharlotteSectional ChartCharlotteTerminal Area Chart

Common questions about N52

What charts are available for N52?

8 current FAA charts for Jaars-Townsend, including 2 instrument approachs, 5 arrival procedures. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for N52?

CTAF 123.0. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at N52?

Jaars-Townsend has 1 runway. The longest is 04/22 at 3,309 ft by 40 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does N52 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total N52 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is N52 a towered airport?

No — Jaars-Townsend has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these N52 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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