FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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: | 101 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 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, TETRAHEDRON WIND INDICATOR. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN PAPI RYS 05 & 23 AND ODALS RY 23 OPER CONT. PHOTOCELL AT DUSK, GO OFF AT 10:00PM AND OPERATE BY RADIO CONTROL UNTIL DAWN. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.725 (843-538-3575) |
| CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 120.7 [1200-0430Z++] |
| CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 120.7 [1200-0430Z++] |
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 |
| EDSr166/33.9 | | EDISTO VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05W |
| VANr202/34.6 | | VANCE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL SELF-SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | 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: | | Single wheel: | 26.0 | | Double wheel: | 35.0 |
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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. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 044 true | | 229 magnetic, 224 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 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 |
| Obstructions: | 79 ft. tree, 1640 ft. from runway, 181 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 95 ft. tree, 2066 ft. from runway, 296 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5705 x 100 ft. / 1739 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 17.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| 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: | 32 ft. tree, 690 ft. from runway, 147 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 39 ft. tree, 1205 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5408 x 100 ft. / 1648 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 17.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 32-55.245650N | | 32-55.267668N |
| Longitude: | 080-38.965995W | | 080-37.908907W |
| Elevation: | 80.9 ft. | | 92.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 089 true | | 274 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. tree, 267 ft. from runway, 186 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 59 ft. tree, 785 ft. from runway, 251 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WALTERBORO AND COUNTY BOX 709 WALTERBORO, SC 29488 Phone 843-549-2545 |
| Manager: | TOMMY ROWE P.O. BOX 1234 WALTERBORO, SC 29488 Phone 843-549-7575 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/day * | | 55% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 19 June 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | TWYS BTWN RWYS 5, 9, 17 & 23 CLSD DUE TO WASHOUTS & POTHOLES. |
| - | LGTD WATER TANK .98 MILE FM RY 09 THR ON RY CNTRLN. |
| - | FIRING RANGE BWTN RY 17 & 09. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 05 | |
download (204KB) |
| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (188KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (206KB) |
| NDB RWY 23 | |
download (231KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
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 County Airport (31 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:17 | | 23:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 08:10:52 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Oct-2008 04:10:52 |
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| METAR |
KNBC 28nm S | 110756Z AUTO 35005KT 6SM -RA BR SCT006 BKN044 OVC050 21/20 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 P0002 T02110200 $
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KCHS 31nm E | 110756Z 02006KT 10SM BKN006 OVC009 20/19 A3003 RMK AO2 RAE14 SLP169 P0001 T02000194
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KOGB 34nm N | 110753Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM -RA BKN010 OVC014 21/19 A3008 RMK AO2 RAB38 CIG 009V012 SLP185 P0000 T02060189
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KHXD 42nm S | 102350Z 02005KT 4SM -DZFT BKN006 OVC024 22/22 A3004
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| TAF |
KNBC 28nm S | 102121 02008KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 SCT060 QNH2995INS TEMPO 2123 02015G25KT 3200 TSRA BKN007 BKN015CB OVC040 BECMG 2301 33006KT 9999 SCT030 BKN060 BKN100 QNH3003INS BECMG 0507 VRB04KT 6000 BR BKN005 OVC012 QNH3008INS T25/20Z T16/10Z LAST NO AMD 1021 TIL
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KCHS 31nm E | 110610Z 110606 02009KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 0609 1SM +SHRA BR BKN006 FM0900 02010KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC006 TEMPO 1014 3/4SM SHRA BR OVC003 FM1400 03012KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT008 OVC012 TEMPO 1417 2SM SHRA BR BKN006 FM1700 04013G19KT 6SM -SHRA SC
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KOGB 34nm N | 110537Z 110606 03010G16KT 6SM -RA OVC015 TEMPO 0609 3SM -RA BR OVC008 FM1000 02012G20KT 3SM -RA BR OVC006 FM1500 04014G22KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 WS015/04037KT FM2000 07010G18KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
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