FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 73J (19 nm E): | 119.675 (843-524-1000) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
| Obstructions: | 74 ft. tree, 1127 ft. from runway, 182 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. tree, 475 ft. from runway, 128 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 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 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 42/day * | | 79% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 21 May 2007 | |
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)
73J - 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)
|
|
Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
|---|
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Ridgeland Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|---|
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|---|
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|---|
|
Times for 17-May-2008
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
|---|
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 09:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:25 | | 10:25 |
| Sunset | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
|
| Current date and time |
|---|
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 08:24:50 |
|---|
| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 04:24:50 |
|---|
|
| METAR |
|---|
KNBC
14nm E | 170756Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01780133
|
KHXD
22nm SE | 162350Z 24008KT 9SM SCT015 BKN150 24/22 A2980
|
KSAV
25nm SW | 170753Z 31008KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP111 T01830128
|
|
| TAF |
|---|
KNBC
14nm E | 162121 22013G22KT 9999 VCTS FEW025 SCT035CB BKN080 BKN200 520009 520903 QNH2973INS TEMPO 2101 6000 RA BR FEW007 SCT015 BKN025CB BKN070 OVC200 BECMG 0305 27010KT 9000 BR VCSH FEW010 SCT025 BKN080 BKN250 500000 QNH2985INS BECMG 1214 34007KT 9999 NSW FE
|
|
| NOTAMs |
|---|
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|
