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KMKS
(formerly 50J)
Berkeley County Airport
Moncks Corner, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: MKS
Lat/Long: 33-11-07.8000N / 080-02-10.5000W
33-11.130000N / 080-02.175000W
33.1855000 / -80.0362500
(estimated)
Elevation: 73 ft. / 22.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1980)
From city: 1 mile SW of MONCKS CORNER, SC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code: 29461

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1947
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: FRI-SAT 0800-1900, ALL SUN-THUR 0800-1900
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 119.175 (843-761-1486)
CHARLESTON APPROACH: 135.8
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: 135.8
WX AWOS-3 at DYB (14 nm SW): 119.575 (843-821-8403)
WX ASOS at CHS (17 nm S): PHONE 843-554-9862

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CHSr005/17.5CHARLESTON VORTAC113.5005W
VANr136/27.0VANCE VORTAC110.4006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MONCKS CORNERat field35405WMKS -- -.- ...
ASHLY019/12.932905WCH -.-. ....
DORCHESTER COUNTY063/14.236505WDYB -.. -.-- -...
MANNING167/25.638106WMNI -- -. ..
JOHNS ISLAND002/29.128305WJZI .--- --.. ..
ANDREWS244/30.125506WPHH .--. .... ....
KINGSTREE202/33.240406WCKI -.-. -.- ..
WALTERBORO068/34.122105WRBW .-. -... .--
GEORGETOWN264/36.624206WGGE --. --. .

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4351 x 75 ft. / 1326 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Double wheel: 38.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 33-10.866498N33-11.392615N
Longitude: 080-02.465225W080-01.885138W
Elevation: 72.9 ft.68.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 047 magnetic, 043 true227 magnetic, 223 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 87 ft. tree, 2320 ft. from runway, 511 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear70 ft. tree, 1409 ft. from runway, 182 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF BERKELEY
223 N LIVE OAK DR
MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461
Phone 843-761-6900
Manager: STACY THOMAS
616 WHITESVILLE ROAD
MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461
Phone 843-899-7711

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 46
Single engine airplanes: 40
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 81/day *
54% local general aviation
42% transient general aviation
3% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 26 March 2008

Additional Remarks

E67 NAVD88
FBO KIP PRATT 843-899-7711.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 05 **CHANGED**   download (210KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDYB - Summerville Airport (14 nm SW)
KCHS - Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport (17 nm S)
KLRO - Mt Pleasant Regional Airport-Faison Field (21 nm SE)
6J2 - St George Airport (24 nm W)
KMNI - Santee Cooper Regional Airport (26 nm N)
 
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Area around KMKS (Berkeley County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KMKS (Berkeley County Airport)
Taken in October 2005

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Sectional chart
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From to KMKS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3411:34
Sunrise07:0012:00
Sunset17:1322:13
Evening civil twilight17:4022:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2008 10:41:25
Local (UTC-5)  23-Nov-2008 05:41:25
 
METAR
KCHS 
17nm S 
230956Z 00000KT 10SM BKN110 02/M03 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP324 T00171033 $
KLRO 
21nm SE 
231015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 00/M01 A3050 RMK AO2
TAF
KCHS 
17nm S 
230525Z 2306/2406 00000KT P6SM SKC FM230800 00000KT P6SM SCT120 FM231400 06004KT P6SM SCT100 FM231700 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM232330 00000KT P6SM FEW250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Berkeley County Airport 843-899-7711
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AS 
FS 
100LL 
$3.83 
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Jet A 
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$4.72 
 Updated 18-Nov-2008
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AS=Assisted/Self Service
FS=Full 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 Berkeley County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Berkeley 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 KMKS have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN SUMMERVILLE 12.2 90-91
QUALITY INN GOOSE CREEK 13.2 80-81
 

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 Berkeley County Airport

6 in Summerville
3 in Goose Creek
 

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