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KARW
(formerly 73J)
Beaufort County Airport
Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: ARW
Lat/Long: 32-24-43.7800N / 080-38-03.6750W
32-24.729667N / 080-38.061250W
32.4121611 / -80.6343542
(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
SAVr067/32.8SAVANNAH VORTAC115.9506W
SVNr049/35.2HUNTER VOR/DME111.6002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WALTERBORO184/30.822105WRBW .-. -... .--
JOHNS ISLAND246/36.228305WJZI .--- --.. ..

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 32-24.589833N32-24.869500N
Longitude: 080-38.351500W080-37.771000W
Elevation: 9.8 ft.7.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1% DOWN0.1% UP
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 067 magnetic, 060 true247 magnetic, 240 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: noyes
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: 50
Single engine airplanes: 35
Multi engine airplanes: 13
Helicopters: 2
    
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07   download (231KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   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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Aerial photo of KARW (Beaufort County Airport)
Photo by Barry Turner
Taken in November 2004

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Sectional chart
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From to KARW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5810:58
Sunrise07:2311:23
Sunset18:5722:57
Evening civil twilight19:2123:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Oct-2008 10:48:48
Local (UTC-4)  08-Oct-2008 06:48:48
 
METAR
KNBC 
5nm NW 
080956Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM SCT034 BKN044 BKN070 20/18 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02000183
KHXD 
12nm S 
072350Z 06008G15KT 10SM SKC 23/19 A3018
TAF
KNBC 
5nm NW 
080909 02005KT 9999 SCT025 BKN035 OVC080 QNH3000INS FM1100 10008KT 9000 BR BKN030 BKN080 OVC120 QNH2999INS BECMG 1416 11012KT 8000 -SHRA BR VCTS SCT025 BKN040 OVC080 QNH2989INS TEMPO 1823 VRB18G30KT 3200 TSRA FEW015 BKN025CB OVC050 AUTOMATED SENSOR M
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Beaufort County Airport 843-770-2003
no information available

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FS 
SS 
100LL 
$5.82 
$5.67 
Jet A 
$6.54 
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 Updated 09-Sep-2008
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Beaufort County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Beaufort County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KARW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN BEAUFORT 4.4 119-120
SLEEP INN BEAUFORT 4.7 78-115
BEST WESTERN SEA ISLAND INN 2.6 135-160
AMERICAS BEST INNS BEAUFORT 4.6 80-85
RAMADA LIMITED BEAUFORT SC 3.7 109
HOWARD JOHNSON EXP BEAUFORT 5.7 59-99
ECONO LODGE 4.1 
BEAUFORT/PARRIS ISLAND DAYS INN 3.6 51-123
 

Other hotels near Beaufort County Airport

Miles Price ($)
THE BEAUFORT INN 2.5 
SUPER 8 BEAUFORT/PARRIS ISLAND 3.1 60-110
HILTON GARDEN INN BEAUFORT 3.9 119-152
COUNTRY INN AND SUITES BEAUFORT WEST 4.6 81-159
COMFORT SUITES BEAUFORT 5.0 83-121

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Beaufort County Airport

11 in Beaufort
2 in Port Royal
50 in Hilton Head Island
1 in Hilton Head
4 in Bluffton
 

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