FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | RBW |
Lat/Long: | 32-55-15.6000N 080-38-26.2000W 32-55.260000N 080-38.436667W 32.9210000,-80.6406111 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 100.9 ft. / 30.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05W (1990) |
From city: | 2 miles NE of WALTERBORO, SC |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 29488 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1937 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0830-1800 |
Wind indicator: | lighted, TETRAHEDRON WIND INDICATOR. |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ODALS RWY 23; MIRLS RWY 05/23; OPR CONSLY FM DUSK-2200. 2200 TO DAWN - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.725 (843-538-3575) |
CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 120.7 [OPR 1100-0300Z++] |
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 120.7 [OPR 1100-0300Z++] |
WX AWOS-3 at DYB (20 nm NE): | 119.575 (843-821-8403) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CHSr278/30.4 | | CHARLESTON VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 05W |
ALDr101/(33.3) | | ALLENDALE VOR | | 116.70 | | 01W |
VANr202/34.6 | | VANCE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 06W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A A:FOR AFTER HOURS SERVICE CALL 843-549-2549. 100LL:100LL SELF-SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 6002 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 26 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 70.0 | Double wheel: | 101.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 32-54.943338N | | 32-55.654585N |
Longitude: | 080-38.720747W | | 080-37.904650W |
Elevation: | 89.4 ft. | | 100.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 044 true | | 229 magnetic, 224 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Obstructions: | 82 ft. trees, 1907 ft. from runway, 491 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 95 ft. trees, 2933 ft. from runway, 751 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 5705 x 100 ft. / 1739 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 10 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 33.5 | Double wheel: | 50.5 |
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| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 32-55.679600N | | 32-54.768353N |
Longitude: | 080-38.703032W | | 080-38.425835W |
Elevation: | 82.3 ft. | | 91.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 166 true | | 351 magnetic, 346 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 55 ft. tree, 1711 ft. from runway, 298 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 57 ft. tree, 2370 ft. from runway, 43 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 5408 x 100 ft. / 1648 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete/L MULT LOCATIONS OF LRG CRACKING WITH JOINT SEALER FAILING. |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 17.0 | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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Runway edge markings: | MARKING IS FADED AND DFCLT TO SEE. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 32-55.245515N | | 32-55.267668N |
Longitude: | 080-38.965995W | | 080-37.908907W |
Elevation: | 80.9 ft. | | 92.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 089 true | | 274 magnetic, 269 true |
Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 52 ft. trees, 637 ft. from runway, 176 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF WALTERBORO AND COLLETON CO. BOX 8 WALTERBORO, SC 29488 Phone 843-549-2545 |
Manager: | TOMMY ROWE P.O. BOX 1234 WALTERBORO, SC 29488 Phone 843-893-7346 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 35/day * | 52% | transient general aviation | 33% | local general aviation | 9% | air taxi | 5% | military | * for 12-month period ending 24 November 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | LGTD WATER TANK .98 MILE FM RY 09 THR ON RY CNTRLN. |
- | FOR CD CTC CHARLESTON APCH AT 843 414-2832. |
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 from 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 23 | |
download (334KB) |
ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 23 | |
download (297KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (260KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (266KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (280KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (270KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (39KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6J2 - St George Airport (18 nm N)
KDYB - Summerville Airport (20 nm NE)
KNBC - Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field) Airport (27 nm S)
KCHS - Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport (30 nm E)
KARW - Beaufort Executive Airport (31 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Nick Green
Photo taken 16-Jan-2012
looking northeast at 3500
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 11:01 |
Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 11:26 |
Sunset | | 19:34 | | 23:34 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:58 | | 23:58 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2023 12:08:20 |
Local (UTC-4) | 21-Mar-2023 08:08:20 |
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METAR |
KRBW | 211155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M01 A3043 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KNBC 28nm S | 2109/2209 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3036INS BECMG 2115/2117 06007KT 9999 SKC QNH3046INS FM220000 08010KT 9999 BKN055 QNH3040INS T01/2109Z T16/2117Z
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KCHS 31nm E | 211126Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM211300 06008KT P6SM SKC FM211800 10009KT P6SM SCT250 FM220200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
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KOGB 34nm N | 211131Z 2112/2212 06005KT P6SM SCT250 FM212000 11007KT P6SM BKN250 FM220000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM220900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050
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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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