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 |
| CHSr005/17.5 | | CHARLESTON VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 05W |
| VANr136/27.0 | | VANCE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 06W |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-10.866498N | | 33-11.392615N |
| Longitude: | 080-02.465225W | | 080-01.885138W |
| Elevation: | 72.9 ft. | | 68.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 043 true | | 230 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 36 ft. tree, 946 ft. from runway, 30 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 70 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 |
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| 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
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 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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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in October 2005
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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 22-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 17:14 | | 22:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2009 06:03:06 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Nov-2009 01:03:06 |
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| METAR |
| KMKS | 220555Z AUTO 03004KT 7SM OVC120 10/07 A3013 RMK AO2
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KDYB 14nm SW | 220555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A3012 RMK AO1
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KCHS 17nm S | 220556Z 02007KT 9SM CLR 11/07 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01110072 10144 20106 58004
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| TAF |
KCHS 17nm S | 220536Z 2206/2306 02007KT P6SM FEW030 BKN120 FM221500 02010KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 OVC050 FM221800 03010KT 5SM -RA BR SCT010 OVC015 FM222100 05011G16KT 2SM RA BR BKN006 OVC012 FM230300 04012G18KT 3SM -RA BR OVC005
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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