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SC13

Darden Airport
Gaston, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 28-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:07	10:07
Sunrise	06:35	10:35
Sunset	20:28	00:28
Evening civil twilight	20:55	00:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Jul-2026 01:30:05
Local (UTC-4)	28-Jul-2026 21:30:05

METAR

KCAE 6nm NE	290056Z 20006KT 10SM FEW060 BKN130 33/22 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP051 T03280217 $
KCUB 12nm NE	290053Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP055 T03280217
KXNO 15nm S	290055Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM FEW140 31/23 A2971 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP060 T03110234 $

TAF

KCAE 6nm NE	281730Z 2818/2918 25010G18KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM290000 23009KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN150 PROB30 2900/2906 2SM -TSRA BR BKN035CB FM290600 26006KT P6SM FEW035 SCT200 FM291400 33005KT P6SM SCT250
KCUB 12nm NE	281730Z 2818/2918 25010G18KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM290000 23009KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN150 PROB30 2900/2906 2SM -TSRA BR BKN035CB FM290600 26006KT P6SM FEW035 SCT200 FM291400 33005KT P6SM SCT250

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