FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3J1 |
| Lat/Long: | 32-29-33.6730N / 080-59-32.3890W
32-29.561217N / 080-59.539817W
32.4926869 / -80.9923303
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 79 ft. / 24.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of RIDGELAND, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29936 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| 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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| SAVr033/23.3 | | SAVANNAH VORTAC | | 115.95 | | 06W |
| SVNr017/29.8 | | HUNTER VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 02W |
| ALDr155/(34.7) | | ALLENDALE VOR | | 116.70 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WALTERBORO | | 219/31.5 | | 221 | | 05W | | RBW | .-. -... .-- |
| SYLVANIA | | 111/31.9 | | 245 | | 04W | | JYL | .--- -.-- .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 80 |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2692 x 70 ft. / 821 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) | | |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. tree, 1174 ft. from runway, 185 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. tree, 643 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
50 FT TREES 100-150 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 1000 FT FM THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF JASPER
PO BOX 653
RIDGELAND, SC 29936
Phone 843-726-7724 |
| Manager: | CLAUDE DEAN
P.O. BOX 653
RIDGELAND, SC 29936
Phone 843-726-7759 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 57 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/day * | | 79% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 25 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 03 20' DROP AT END OF PAVEMENT. |
| - | GLIDER OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3J1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNBC - Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field) (14 nm E)
KARW - Beaufort County Airport (19 nm E)
KHXD - Hilton Head Airport (22 nm SE)
KSAV - Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (24 nm SW)
KSVN - Hunter Army Airfield (30 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 01:55:28 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 21:55:28 |
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| METAR |
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KNBC
14nm E | 050056Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW090 28/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02830239
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KARW
19nm E | 050135Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KHXD
22nm SE | 050135Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2999 RMK AO2 P0000
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KSAV
25nm SW | 050053Z 13006KT 9SM CLR 28/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02780233
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| NOTAMs |
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