FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3J1 |
| Lat/Long: | 32-29-48.6620N 080-59-35.3360W
32-29.811033N 080-59.588933W
32.4968506,-80.9931489
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 84.8 ft. / 25.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of RIDGELAND, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29936 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON -SUN 0800-1800
SUN, MON - ON CALL. 843-929-4159 FOR AFTER HOURS FEE AND AVAIL.
SKYBLUE AVIATION FBO. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST CTAF. REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36 OPR CONSLY DUSK-DAWN. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.450 (843-547-8419) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ARW (19 nm E): | 119.675 (843-524-1000) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SAVr032/23.5 | | SAVANNAH VORTAC | | 115.95 | | 06W |
| SVNr016/30.0 | | HUNTER VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 02W |
| ALDr155/(34.4) | | ALLENDALE VOR | | 116.70 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BULLO | | 087/34.3 | | 407 | | 05W | | BZQ | -... --.. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+
A+:JET A WITH PRIST. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-30.156428N | | 32-29.465642N |
| Longitude: | 080-59.558953W | | 080-59.618908W |
| Elevation: | 84.8 ft. | | 74.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 188 magnetic, 184 true | | 008 magnetic, 004 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 18 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF RCL. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF JASPER
P.O. BOX 1149, 358 3RD AVENUE
RIDGELAND, SC 29936-8785
Phone (843) 717-3690 |
| Manager: | LEONARD SANSONE
1765 GRAYS HIGHWAY, PO BOX 653
RIDGELAND, SC 29936
Phone 843-226-0399 |
Additional Remarks
| A58-36 | TREE, 10 FT TALL, 166 FT FROM THRESHOLD, 125 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE |
| A56-36 | 50 FT TREES 100-150 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 1000 FT FM THR. |
| - | GLIDER OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC BEAUFORT APCH AT 843-228-6298, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592. |
| - | FBO LCTD MID-FLD. |
| - | RWY 36 CALM WIND RWY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3J1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNBC - Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field) Airport (14 nm E)
KARW - Beaufort Executive Airport (19 nm E)
KHXD - Hilton Head Airport (22 nm SE)
KSAV - Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (25 nm SW)
KSVN - Hunter Army Airfield (30 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by H. Mikell Anderson
Photo taken 20-Nov-2020
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunset | | 17:22 | | 22:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 22:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Nov-2025 21:49:35 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 17-Nov-2025 16:49:35 |
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| METAR |
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KNBC
14nm E | 172056Z 11004KT 7SM SCT120 22/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 CONTRAILS T02220011 55001
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KHXD
22nm SE | 172050Z 10005KT 10SM CLR 17/05 A3004
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KSAV
25nm SW | 172053Z 11009KT 10SM SCT250 21/03 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02060028 55002
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KNBC
14nm E | 1715/1815 08006KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1720/1722 12005KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS TX24/1720Z TN07/1811Z
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