AirNav: SC18 - Lexington Medical Center Heliport

SC18

Lexington Medical Center Heliport
West Columbia, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 COLUMBIA APCH AT 803-822-5242 OR 803-822-5240.

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 01-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:09	10:09
Sunrise	06:37	10:37
Sunset	20:25	00:25
Evening civil twilight	20:52	00:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Aug-2026 17:34:36
Local (UTC-4)	01-Aug-2026 13:34:36

METAR

KCAE 4nm S	011656Z 17008KT 9SM SCT038 SCT060 OVC190 33/23 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP108 T03330228 $
KCUB 6nm E	011653Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP114 T03220244
KMMT 17nm E	011655Z 13006KT 10SM BKN033 BKN070 OVC180 33/24 A2986 RMK AO2A SLP111 T03270236 $
KFDW 19nm N	011715Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM SCT031 SCT038 SCT049 31/23 A2989 RMK AO1

TAF

KCAE 4nm S	011524Z 0115/0212 15008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 0121/0202 3SM -TSRA BKN035CB FM020200 14005KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM020500 15004KT 4SM BR VCSH SCT003 OVC007
KCUB 6nm E	011524Z 0115/0212 16006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 0121/0202 3SM -TSRA BKN035CB FM020200 14005KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM020500 15004KT 4SM BR VCSH SCT003 OVC007
KMMT 17nm E	011500Z 0115/0221 12004KT 9999 FEW010 BKN027 QNH2991INS TEMPO 0122/0204 18006KT 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 0204/0205 15004KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2983INS TX34/0119Z TN23/0213Z

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