FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | RBW |
Lat/Long: | 32-55-15.7460N 080-38-26.1230W 32-55.262433N 080-38.435383W 32.9210406,-80.6405897 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 100.9 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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0830-1800 |
Wind indicator: | lighted, (WIND INDCR) SUPPLRY LGTD WINDCONES RWY 23 AND MIDFIELD. |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ODALS RWY 23; REILS RWY 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRLS RWY 05/23 - OPR CONSLY FM DUSK-2200. FM 2200 TO DAWN ACTVT ODALS RWY 23; MIRLS RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.725 (843-538-3575) |
CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 120.7 [OPR 1100-0300Z++ MON-FRI, 1300-2100Z++ SAT-SUN, CLSD FED HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.] |
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 120.7 [OPR 1100-0300Z++ MON-FRI, 1300-2100Z++ SAT-SUN, CLSD FED HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.] |
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 |
ALDr100/(33.3) | | ALLENDALE VOR | | 116.70 | | 01W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A A:FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 843-549-2549. 100LL: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, 1999 ft. from runway, 265 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 83 ft. trees, 2527 ft. from runway, 823 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: | 17 ft. tree, 233 ft. from runway, 74 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 57 ft. tree, 2370 ft. from runway, 43 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF WALTERBORO AND COLLETON CO. 537 AVIATION WAY WALTERBORO, SC 29488 Phone 843-549-2549 |
Manager: | BERT DUFFIE 537 AVIATION WAY WALTERBORO, SC 29488 Phone 843-955-0290 |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC CHARLESTON APCH AT 843 414-2832. |
- | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT WITH INCR ACT DRG NGT AND AT DUSK AND DAWN. |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 23 | |
download (291KB) |
ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 23 | |
download (295KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (259KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (266KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (279KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (269KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (386KB) |
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) Airport (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 30-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 10:36 |
Sunset | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 00:49 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jul-2025 17:36:58 |
Local (UTC-4) | 30-Jul-2025 13:36:58 |
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METAR |
KRBW | 301715Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM SCT032 32/25 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E
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TAF |
KNBC 28nm S | 3015/3115 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 BKN200 QNH2990INS TEMPO 3019/3101 VBR10G20KT 4000 TSRA BR BKN020CB BECMG 3102/3104 25008KT 9999 SCT050 SCT150 QNH2992INS TX33/3019Z TN26/3110Z
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KCHS 31nm E | 301603Z 3016/3112 VRB03KT P6SM VCTS SCT020 BKN060CB FM301800 19006KT P6SM VCTS SCT020 BKN045CB TEMPO 3019/3021 4SM TSRA BR FM302300 17008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM310400 19003KT P6SM SCT030 BKN090
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KOGB 34nm N | 301133Z 3012/3112 VRB03KT P6SM FEW005 SCT250 TEMPO 3012/3013 6SM BR BKN005 FM301600 18005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 PROB30 3018/3024 VRB15G30KT 4SM -TSRA BR BKN050CB FM310300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT120
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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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