FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 73J |
| Lat/Long: | 32-24-43.7800N / 080-38-03.0675W
32-24.729667N / 080-38.051125W
32.4121611 / -80.6341854
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 10 ft. / 3.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of BEAUFORT, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29902 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1010 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.675 (843-524-1000) |
| BEAUFORT APPROACH: | 118.45 [0545-0000] |
| BEAUFORT DEPARTURE: | 118.45 [0545-0000] |
| WX AWOS-3 at HXD (12 nm S): | 121.4 (843-342-5072) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC (SAVANNAH RCAG) ON FREQS 120.85/322.5 WHEN BEAUFORT APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SAVr067/32.8 | | SAVANNAH VORTAC | | 115.95 | | 06W |
| SVNr049/35.2 | | HUNTER VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WALTERBORO | | 184/30.8 | | 221 | | 05W | | RBW | .-. -... .-- |
| JOHNS ISLAND | | 246/36.2 | | 283 | | 05W | | JZI | .--- --.. .. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3434 x 75 ft. / 1047 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 32-24.589833N | | 32-24.869500N |
| Longitude: | 080-38.351500W | | 080-37.771000W |
| Elevation: | 9.8 ft. | | 7.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% DOWN | | 0.1% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 067 magnetic, 060 true | | 247 magnetic, 240 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.45 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 77 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 255 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
40 FT POWERLINE 1000 FT FROM THLD WITH RED BALL MARKERS. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF BEAUFORT
PO DRAWER 1228
BEAUFORT, SC 29901
Phone 843-525-7151 |
| Manager: | PAUL ANDRES, MANAGER
PO BOX 23739
HILTON HEAD, SC 29925
Phone 843-689-5400 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 45 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 112/day * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 21 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER, SEAGULLS & GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 25 HAS 5 FT BUSHES 100 FT FM THLD. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (231KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (231KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (41KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNBC - Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field) (6 nm NW)
KHXD - Hilton Head Airport (12 nm S)
KRBW - Lowcountry Regional Airport (31 nm N)
KSAV - Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (33 nm SW)
KSVN - Hunter Army Airfield (35 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Barry Turner
Taken in November 2004
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 09:56 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:15 | | 00:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 00:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 08:17:03 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 04:17:03 |
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| METAR |
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KNBC
5nm NW | 170756Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01780133
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KHXD
12nm S | 162350Z 24008KT 9SM SCT015 BKN150 24/22 A2980
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| TAF |
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KNBC
5nm NW | 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
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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