FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3J1 |
| Lat/Long: | 32-29-36.3000N / 080-59-30.3000W 32-29.605000N / 080-59.505000W 32.4934167 / -80.9917500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 79 ft. / 24.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of RIDGELAND, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29936 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ARW (19 nm E): | 119.675 (843-524-1000) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SAVr033/23.3 | | SAVANNAH VORTAC | | 115.95 | | 06W |
| SVNr017/29.9 | | HUNTER VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 02W |
| ALDr155/(34.6) | | ALLENDALE VOR | | 116.70 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WALTERBORO | | 219/31.4 | | 221 | | 05W | | RBW | .-. -... .-- |
| SYLVANIA | | 111/31.9 | | 245 | | 04W | | JYL | .--- -.-- .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 80 |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2692 x 70 ft. / 821 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 32-29.412320N | | 32-29.796492N |
| Longitude: | 080-59.636843W | | 080-59.374062W |
| Elevation: | 49.0 ft. | | 79.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 030 true | | 214 magnetic, 210 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF JASPER PO BOX 653 RIDGELAND, SC 29936 Phone 843-726-7724 |
| Manager: | CLAUDE DEAN P.O. BOX 653 RIDGELAND, SC 29936 Phone 843-726-7759 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/day * | | 79% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 27 September 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-03 | RY 03, 4 FT TO 5 FT BUSHES, BOTH SIDES OF RY; 0 - 200 FT FM RY END. |
| A56-21 | 50 FT TREES 100-150 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 1000 FT FM THLD. |
| - | RY 03 20' DROP AT END OF PAVEMENT. |
| - | GLIDER OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3J1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNBC - Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field) (14 nm E)
KARW - Beaufort County Airport (19 nm E)
KHXD - Hilton Head Airport (22 nm SE)
KSAV - Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (24 nm SW)
KSVN - Hunter Army Airfield (30 nm S)
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 10:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:10 | | 00:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:22:53 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 10:22:53 |
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| METAR |
KNBC 14nm E | 131356Z 25006KT 10SM FEW025 FEW100 SCT200 30/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP154 T03000244
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KARW 19nm E | 131355Z AUTO 25008KT 7SM CLR 30/25 A2998 RMK AO2
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KHXD 22nm SE | 131350Z 22006KT 10SM SKC 29/24 A3000
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KSAV 25nm SW | 131353Z 25006KT 10SM FEW060 BKN220 29/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02890244 $
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| TAF |
KNBC 14nm E | 1309/1409 VRB05KT 9999 FEW040 SCT090 BKN1100 QNH2996INS FM131500 24006KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 BKN200 QNH2998INS FM132000 20005KT 9999 VCTS SCT025 BKN035CB BKN200 QNH3001INS TEMPO 1320/1401 VRB15G25KT 3200 TSRA BKN020 BKN035CB OVC200 T24/1311Z T33/1319Z
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