FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 0830-1800 |
| 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) |
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 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: | | Single wheel: | 26.0 | | Double wheel: | 75.0 |
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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: | 84 ft. tree, 1749 ft. from runway, 91 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 43 ft. tree, 1086 ft. from runway, 236 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 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: | 48 ft. tree, 1095 ft. from runway, 261 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 75 ft. tree, 1783 ft. from runway, 476 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 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: | 36 ft. tree, 267 ft. from runway, 186 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. tree, 674 ft. from runway, 167 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: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/day * | | 69% | transient general aviation | | 29% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 August 2008 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (205KB) |
| GPS RWY 17 **CHANGED** | |
download (189KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 **CHANGED** | |
download (207KB) |
| NDB RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (226KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 22:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 22:51 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 05:22:44 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 00:22:44 |
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| METAR |
| KRBW | 080455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/ A3027 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCHS 31nm E | 072332Z 0800/0824 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081400 07006KT P6SM SKC FM081900 12007KT P6SM FEW035
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KOGB 34nm N | 072321Z 0800/0824 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081000 00000KT 3SM BR SKC FM081300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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