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SC13

Darden Airport
Gaston, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	SC13
Lat/Long:	33-50-26.5430N 081-11-01.3530W 33-50.442383N 081-11.022550W 33.8407064,-81.1837092 (estimated)
Elevation:	450 ft. / 137 m (estimated)
Variation:	04W (1985)
From city:	5 miles NW of GASTON, SC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	29053

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1977
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1630
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at CAE (7 nm NE):	PHONE 803-369-6879
WX ASOS at CUB (12 nm NE):	118.675 (803-929-0665)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CAEr263/6.5		COLUMBIA VORTAC		114.70		02W
MMTr263/19.6		MC ENTIRE VORTAC		113.20		08W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
AIKEN		071/27.1		347		06W		AIK	.- .. -.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	3300 x 200 ft. / 1006 x 61 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 12	RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	35 ft. trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BARBARA DARDEN 141 ASHLEY HILLS DR. LEXINGTON, SC 29072-7932 Phone 803-270-5912
Manager:	DOROTHEA DARDEN 262 EASTGATE DR. MB-399 AIKEN, SC 29803 Phone 803-270-5912

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC COLUMBIA APCH AT 803-822-5242 OR 803-822-5240.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at SC13.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6J0 - Lexington County Airport (4 nm SW)
KCAE - Columbia Metro Airport (7 nm NE)
KCUB - Jim Hamilton L B Owens Airport (12 nm NE)
KXNO - North Air Force Auxiliary Field (15 nm S)
KMMT - Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (20 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:54	10:54
Sunrise	07:19	11:19
Sunset	19:11	23:11
Evening civil twilight	19:36	23:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Sep-2026 02:11:47
Local (UTC-4)	29-Sep-2026 22:11:47

METAR

KCAE 6nm NE	300156Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02060156 $
KCUB 12nm NE	300153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02110161
KXNO 15nm S	300155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01890156 $

TAF

KCAE 6nm NE	291720Z 2918/3018 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
KCUB 12nm NE	291720Z 2918/3018 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

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