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KMKS
(formerly 50J)
Berkeley County Airport
Moncks Corner, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: MKS
Lat/Long: 33-11-07.8000N / 080-02-10.5000W
33-11.130000N / 080-02.175000W
33.1855000 / -80.0362500
(estimated)
Elevation: 73 ft. / 22.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (2010)
From city: 1 mile SW of MONCKS CORNER, SC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 29461

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1947
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: FRI-SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN-THUR 0800-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 119.175 (843-761-1486)
CHARLESTON APPROACH: 135.8
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: 135.8
WX AWOS-3 at DYB (14 nm SW): 119.575 (843-821-8403)
WX ASOS at CHS (17 nm S): PHONE 843-554-9862

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CHSr005/17.5CHARLESTON VORTAC113.5005W
VANr136/27.0VANCE VORTAC110.4006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MONCKS CORNERat field35405WMKS -- -.- ...
ASHLY019/12.932905WCH -.-. ....
DORCHESTER COUNTY063/14.236505WDYB -.. -.-- -...
MANNING167/25.638106WMNI -- -. ..
JOHNS ISLAND002/29.128305WJZI .--- --.. ..
ANDREWS244/30.125506WPHH .--. .... ....
KINGSTREE202/33.240406WCKI -.-. -.- ..
WALTERBORO068/34.122105WRBW .-. -... .--
GEORGETOWN264/36.624206WGGE --. --. .

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4351 x 75 ft. / 1326 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Double wheel: 38.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 33-10.866498N33-11.392615N
Longitude: 080-02.465225W080-01.885138W
Elevation: 72.9 ft.68.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 050 magnetic, 043 true230 magnetic, 223 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 36 ft. tree, 946 ft. from runway, 30 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear70 ft. tree, 1348 ft. from runway, 177 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF BERKELEY
223 N LIVE OAK DR
MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461
Phone 843-761-6900
Manager: STACY THOMAS
616 WHITESVILLE ROAD
MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461
Phone 843-899-7711

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 45
Single engine airplanes: 40
Multi engine airplanes: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 81/day *
54% local general aviation
42% transient general aviation
3% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 05 March 2009

Additional Remarks

E67 NAVD88

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (290KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (234KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (207KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (68KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDYB - Summerville Airport (14 nm SW)
KCHS - Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport (17 nm S)
KLRO - Mt Pleasant Regional Airport-Faison Field (21 nm SE)
6J2 - St George Airport (24 nm W)
KMNI - Santee Cooper Regional Airport (26 nm N)
 
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Area around KMKS (Berkeley County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KMKS (Berkeley County Airport)
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From to KMKS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2011:20
Sunrise06:4611:46
Sunset17:2222:22
Evening civil twilight17:4822:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 06:10:37
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 01:10:37
 
METAR
KMKS 080555Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR SCT002 06/06 A3026 RMK AO2
KDYB 
14nm SW 
080555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT001 05/05 A3026 RMK AO1
KCHS 
17nm S 
080556Z 34003KT 8SM MIFG CLR 08/07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00830072 10133 20078 56004 $
TAF
KCHS 
17nm S 
080530Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081400 09004KT P6SM SKC FM081800 14006KT P6SM FEW250 FM082300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Berkeley County Airport 843-899-7711
no information available

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AS 
FS 
100LL 
$3.95 
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Jet A 
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$3.45 
 Updated 19-Oct-2009
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AS=Assisted/Self Service
FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Berkeley County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Berkeley County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
Feature A Hotel
 

AirNav users who flew into KMKS have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN SUMMERVILLE 12.2 90-91
QUALITY INN GOOSE CREEK 13.2 60-80
 

Other hotels near Berkeley County Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXP MONCKS CORNER 3.3 95-115

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Berkeley County Airport

7 in Summerville
3 in Goose Creek
 

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