FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN. MIRLS RY 05/23, PAPI RYS 05 & 23 & ODALS RY 23 OPER CONT VIA PHOTOCELL FM DUSK UNTIL 10:00PM THEN OPERATE BY PCL UNTIL DAWN. |
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 [1200-0400Z++] |
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 120.7 [1200-0400Z++] |
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 FOR AFTER HOURS SERVICE CALL 843-549-2549. 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, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 17.0 | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| 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 fair condition | | basic, in fair 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: | | 37 | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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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 06 July 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | LGTD WATER TANK .98 MILE FM RY 09 THR ON RY CNTRLN. |
- | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU CHS CD. |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 23 | |
download (348KB) |
ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 23 | |
download (310KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (272KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (275KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (292KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (281KB) |
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) (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 24-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
Sunset | | 17:46 | | 22:46 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 23:12 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jan-2021 01:15:21 |
Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jan-2021 20:15:21 |
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METAR |
KRBW | 250055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN023 OVC034 11/06 A3019 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KCHS 31nm E | 241720Z 2418/2518 12010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100 FM250300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 FM251300 21007KT P6SM OVC050
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KOGB 34nm N | 242057Z 2421/2518 08005KT P6SM BKN035 FM250900 VRB03KT P6SM OVC025 FM251200 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN007 OVC015 FM251400 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC006
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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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