FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DCM |
| Lat/Long: | 34-47-21.6000N 081-11-44.8000W
34-47.360000N 081-11.746667W
34.7893333,-81.1957778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 656.6 ft. / 200.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2000) |
| From city: | 5 miles N of CHESTER, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29706 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1943 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SUN 1300-1800, ALL MON-SAT 0900-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.975 (803-385-2011) |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 120.05 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 120.05 |
| JOOLS STAR: | 135.6 |
| RASLN STAR: | 126.15 |
| WX ASOS at UZA (14 nm NE): | 120.775 (803-981-9388) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LKR (17 nm E): | 120.825 (803-286-6444) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CLTr212/26.9 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| SPAr114/38.8 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHESTER | | at field | | 220 | | 06W | | DCM | -.. -.-. -- |
| RALLY | | 228/8.3 | | 227 | | 05W | | UZ | ..- --.. |
| UNION COUNTY | | 080/22.9 | | 326 | | 06W | | UOT | ..- --- - |
| STONIA | | 190/24.2 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
| FIRST RIVER | | 151/34.1 | | 417 | | 06W | | SLP | ... .-.. .--. |
| ENOREE | | 044/36.0 | | 278 | | 07W | | EOE | . --- . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FOR FUEL OR ANY SVC AFT HRS CALL 803-385-6664. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 44.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 34-47.817898N | | 34-47.011558N |
| Longitude: | 081-12.023747W | | 081-11.816662W |
| Elevation: | 656.6 ft. | | 636.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 168 true | | 354 magnetic, 348 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 73 ft. tree, 1800 ft. from runway, 452 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 65 ft. tree, 2113 ft. from runway, 287 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4998 x 100 ft. / 1523 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
RWY 05/23 PCI RATING 40 VERY POOR. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 4.0 | | Double wheel: | 12.0 |
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| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-47.064740N | | 34-47.542292N |
| Longitude: | 081-11.979337W | | 081-11.165592W |
| Elevation: | 641.7 ft. | | 620.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 055 true | | 241 magnetic, 235 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 949 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 78 ft. tree, 1433 ft. from runway, 223 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 29 ft. tree, 310 ft. from runway, 87 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF CHESTER
P.O. BOX 594
CHESTER, SC 29706
Phone (803) 385-3154 |
| Manager: | KEITH ROACH
1854-A, PIPER DR.
CHESTER, SC 29706
Phone 803-385-6664
ARPT CAN BE ACESD BY PEDESTRIAN GATE NEXT TO TRML BLDG AFT HRS BY FIRST FOUR NRS OF AWOS FREQ IN COMBINATION LOCK BOX. |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241. |
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 from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| JOOLS ONE (RNAV) | |
download (273KB) |
| LIINN THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (280KB) |
| MAJIC FOUR | |
download (262KB) |
| RASLN THREE | |
download (177KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (274KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (268KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUZA - Rock Hill (York County) Airport-Bryant Field (14 nm NE)
KLKR - Lancaster County Airport-Mc Whirter Field (17 nm E)
N52 - JAARS-Townsend Airport (23 nm E)
35A - Union County Airport, Troy Shelton Field (23 nm W)
KAKH - Gastonia Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
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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 30-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 22:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 22:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2025 10:04:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Nov-2025 05:04:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KDCM | 300935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC021 03/M06 A3035 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW
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KUZA
14nm NE | 300954Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC025 04/M07 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP278 T00441067
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KLKR
17nm E | 300955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC016 03/M06 A3033 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KCLT
28nm NE | 300653Z 3007/0112 00000KT P6SM OVC029 FM301500 26003KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM301800 24005KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 PROB30 3018/3023 6SM -RA OVC030 FM302300 26003KT P6SM OVC050 FM010200 30006KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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