FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 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 (211KB) |
| 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 09-Jan-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunset | | 17:30 | | 22:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jan-2026 23:28:54 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Jan-2026 18:28:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KDCM | 092315Z AUTO 13003KT 7SM -RA SCT050 SCT120 16/16 A3019 RMK AO2
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KUZA
14nm NE | 092254Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW080 SCT110 17/16 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01670156
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KLKR
17nm E | 092315Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR SCT043 BKN055 OVC075 17/16 A3019 RMK AO2
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KCLT
28nm NE | 092201Z 0922/1024 19006KT 5SM BR VCSH SCT009 OVC015 FM100000 17004KT 6SM -RA BR FEW007 OVC015 FM100600 17006KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC004 FM101400 19010G18KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC004 PROB30 1014/1018 1SM -SHRA BR OVC002 FM101800 20012G22KT 5SM -SHRA OVC015
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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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