FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 73J |
| Lat/Long: | 32-24-43.7800N / 080-38-03.0675W
32-24.729667N / 080-38.051125W
32.4121611 / -80.6341854
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 10 ft. / 3.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of BEAUFORT, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29902 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1010 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.675 (843-524-1000) |
| BEAUFORT APPROACH: | 118.45 [0545-0000] |
| BEAUFORT DEPARTURE: | 118.45 [0545-0000] |
| WX AWOS-3 at HXD (12 nm S): | 121.4 (843-342-5072) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC (SAVANNAH RCAG) ON FREQS 120.85/322.5 WHEN BEAUFORT APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SAVr067/32.8 | | SAVANNAH VORTAC | | 115.95 | | 06W |
| SVNr049/35.2 | | HUNTER VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WALTERBORO | | 184/30.8 | | 221 | | 05W | | RBW | .-. -... .-- |
| JOHNS ISLAND | | 246/36.2 | | 283 | | 05W | | JZI | .--- --.. .. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3434 x 75 ft. / 1047 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 32-24.589833N | | 32-24.869500N |
| Longitude: | 080-38.351500W | | 080-37.771000W |
| Elevation: | 9.8 ft. | | 7.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% DOWN | | 0.1% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 067 magnetic, 060 true | | 247 magnetic, 240 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.45 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 77 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 255 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
40 FT POWERLINE 1000 FT FROM THLD WITH RED BALL MARKERS. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF BEAUFORT
PO DRAWER 1228
BEAUFORT, SC 29901
Phone 843-525-7151 |
| Manager: | PAUL ANDRES, MANAGER
PO BOX 23739
HILTON HEAD, SC 29925
Phone 843-689-5400 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 45 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 112/day * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 21 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER, SEAGULLS & GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 25 HAS 5 FT BUSHES 100 FT FM THLD. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (231KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (231KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (41KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNBC - Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field) (6 nm NW)
KHXD - Hilton Head Airport (12 nm S)
KRBW - Lowcountry Regional Airport (31 nm N)
KSAV - Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (33 nm SW)
KSVN - Hunter Army Airfield (35 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Barry Turner
Taken in November 2004
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 10:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:10 | | 00:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 23:15:52 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 10-May-2008 19:15:52 |
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| METAR |
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KNBC
5nm NW | 102256Z AUTO 23005KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/22 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02670217
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KHXD
12nm S | 102256Z 00000KT 5SM HZ SKC 27/23 A2980
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| TAF |
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KNBC
5nm NW | 101515 27012G17KT 9999 FEW030 SCT250 QNH2978INS TEMPO 1518 27015G25KT BECMG 1819 23013G18KT 9999 VCTS FEW030CB SCT060 BKN250 QNH2975INS TEMPO 1922 VRB15G25KT 6000 -TSRA FEW020 SCT030CB BKN060 OVC250 BECMG 2300 24010KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN030CB OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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