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 |
| CHSr005/17.5 | | CHARLESTON VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 05W |
| VANr136/27.0 | | VANCE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 06W |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-10.866498N | | 33-11.392615N |
| Longitude: | 080-02.465225W | | 080-01.885138W |
| Elevation: | 72.9 ft. | | 68.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 043 true | | 227 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 87 ft. tree, 2320 ft. from runway, 511 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 70 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 |
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| 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
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 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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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in October 2005
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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 23-Nov-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 22:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 22:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2008 10:41:25 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2008 05:41:25 |
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| METAR |
KCHS 17nm S | 230956Z 00000KT 10SM BKN110 02/M03 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP324 T00171033 $
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KLRO 21nm SE | 231015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 00/M01 A3050 RMK AO2
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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