FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | MON-SAT 0900-1800, ALL SUN 1300-1800 |
| 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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| JOOLS ONE (RNAV) | |
download (272KB) |
| LIINN THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (278KB) |
| MAJIC FOUR | |
download (261KB) |
| RASLN THREE | |
download (176KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (273KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (267KB) |
| 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 15-Jun-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 09:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunset | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Jun-2025 20:56:30 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 15-Jun-2025 16:56:30 |
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| METAR |
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| KDCM | 152035Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM VCTS SCT032 SCT042 30/22 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS
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KUZA
14nm NE | 151954Z AUTO 22008G20KT 10SM SCT035 SCT043 BKN060 29/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02890228
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KLKR
17nm E | 152035Z AUTO 23011G16KT 10SM SCT034 SCT042 SCT050 30/22 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND S AND NW
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| TAF |
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KCLT
28nm NE | 151959Z 1520/1624 21009G16KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 BKN250 TEMPO 1521/1601 4SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM160100 25005KT P6SM VCSH SCT120 BKN250 FM161900 22006KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 1619/1623 4SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM162300 23005KT P6SM BKN100
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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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