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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: ARW
Lat/Long: 32-24-43.8000N / 080-38-03.6750W
32-24.730000N / 080-38.061250W
32.4121667 / -80.6343542
(estimated)
Elevation: 9 ft. / 2.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (2005)
From city: 3 miles SE of BEAUFORT, SC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: 1009 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: 125.125 [0545-0000]
BEAUFORT DEPARTURE: 125.125 [0545-0000]
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.725
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
FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
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: 32-24.589502N32-24.869238N
Longitude: 080-38.352195W080-37.771655W
Elevation: 9.0 ft.7.2 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)
PAPI RYS 07 AND 25 OTS INDEFLY.
2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

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
PO BOX 23739
HILTON HEAD, SC 29925
Phone 843-689-5400

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 35
Single engine airplanes: 27
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Helicopters: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 100/day *
56% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
4% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 10 August 2011

Additional Remarks

A58-25 5 FT BUSHES 100 FT FM THLD.
DEER, SEAGULLS & GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT.
RY 25 HAS 5 FT BUSHES 100 FT FM THLD.
PLINES 100 FT LOCATED 2400 FT SW AER RY 7.

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07   download (288KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (324KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (75KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (21KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 courtesy of S&W Aviation
Photo taken 08-Jan-2011
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From to KARW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4511:45
Sunrise07:1012:10
Sunset18:0423:04
Evening civil twilight18:2923:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 01:02:19
Local (UTC-5)  11-Feb-2012 20:02:19
 
METAR
KARW 120055Z AUTO 30020G30KT 10SM CLR 06/M11 A3001 RMK AO2
KNBC 
5nm NW 
112356Z AUTO 27018G34KT 10SM CLR 07/M13 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 27034/2348 PRESRR SLP155 T00721128 10144 20072 53045
KHXD 
12nm S 
120050Z 29015G30KT 10SM SKC 06/M11 A3001
TAF
KNBC 
5nm NW 
1121/1221 27015G23KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2981INS TEMPO 1122/1203 28018G28KT 9999 BKN050 BECMG 1205/1207 33010KT 9999 SCT060 QNH3011INS TM02/1209Z T09/1220Z
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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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100LL Jet A
FS $5.70 $5.75 
SS $5.55 --- 
 Updated 03-Jan-2012
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
 Barbara Jean's Restaurant
843-524-2400
[web site]
[email]
Restaurant

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1.7 miles  
   1 read write
 

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 79-139
SLEEP INN BEAUFORT 4.7 67-105
BEST WESTERN SEA ISLAND INN 2.6 112-160
ECONO LODGE 4.1 55-80
COUNTRY INN AND SUITES BEAUFORT WEST 4.6 78-110
COMFORT SUITES BEAUFORT 5.0 100-101
HILTON GARDEN INN BEAUFORT 3.9 93-204
AMERICAS BEST INNS BEAUFORT 4.6 53-54
QUALITY INN AT TOWN CENTER 3.7 60-61
HOWARD JOHNSON EXP BEAUFORT 5.7 54-80
BEAUFORT/PARRIS ISLAND DAYS INN 3.6 80-81
 

Other hotels near Beaufort County Airport

Miles Price ($)
CITY LOFT HOTEL 2.5 
THE BEAUFORT INN 2.5 127-549
SUPER 8 BEAUFORT/PARRIS ISLAND 3.1 52-67
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL & SUITES BEAUFORT AT HIGHWAY 21 4.1 93-154

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

13 in Beaufort
2 in Port Royal
53 in Hilton Head Island
8 in Bluffton
 

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