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SC18

Lexington Medical Center Heliport
West Columbia, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	SC18
Lat/Long:	34-00-16.9900N 081-06-46.4800W 34-00.283167N 081-06.774667W 34.0047194,-81.1129111 (estimated)
Elevation:	340 ft. / 104 m (estimated)
Variation:	04W (1985)
From city:	1 mile W of WEST COLUMBIA, SC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	29169

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use, MEDICAL.
Activation date:	03/1989
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 803-791-2000.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at CAE (4 nm S):	PHONE 803-369-6879
WX ASOS at CUB (6 nm E):	118.675 (803-929-0665)
WX AWOS-3 at FDW (19 nm N):	119.075 (803-712-2577)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CAEr344/9.3		COLUMBIA VORTAC		114.70		02W
MMTr295/16.2		MC ENTIRE VORTAC		113.20		08W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
AIKEN		059/35.2		347		06W		AIK	.- .. -.-

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	30 x 30 ft. / 9 x 9 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	PERI
Latitude:	34-00.283167N
Longitude:	081-06.774667W
Elevation:	340.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER 2720 SUNSET BLVD. WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169 Phone 803-791-2000
Manager:	SCOTT JOHNSON 2720 SUNSET BLVD. WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169 Phone 803-791-2000

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SHAW APCH AT 803-895-4884, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at SC18.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCAE - Columbia Metro Airport (4 nm S)
KCUB - Jim Hamilton L B Owens Airport (6 nm E)
6J0 - Lexington County Airport (14 nm SW)
KMMT - Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (16 nm E)
KFDW - Fairfield County Airport (19 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:45	10:45
Sunrise	07:10	11:10
Sunset	19:45	23:45
Evening civil twilight	20:11	00:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Apr-2026 05:11:26
Local (UTC-4)	03-Apr-2026 01:11:26

METAR

KCAE 4nm S	030456Z 13005KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP250 T01780150 402890156
KCUB 6nm E	030453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP255 T01830156 402830161
KMMT 17nm E	030455Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01720154 403080144 $
KFDW 19nm N	030455Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A3028 RMK AO1

TAF

KCAE 4nm S	021723Z 0218/0318 15007KT P6SM SCT050 FM030400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM030900 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT015 FM031400 16006KT P6SM SCT040
KCUB 6nm E	021723Z 0218/0318 16005KT P6SM SCT050 FM030400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM030900 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT015 FM031400 16006KT P6SM SCT040
KMMT 17nm E	022300Z 0223/0405 VRB06KT 9999 SCT055 QNH3019INS BECMG 0305/0306 VRB06KT 9999 BKN019 OVC025 QNH3031INS TEMPO 0308/0315 8000 -RA OVC005 TX25/0319Z TN15/0311Z

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