FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | MKS |
Lat/Long: | 33-11-05.4130N 080-02-13.1150W 33-11.090217N 080-02.218583W 33.1848369,-80.0369764 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 74 ft. / 22.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 07W (2010) |
From city: | 1 mile SW of MONCKS CORNER, SC |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 29461 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1947 |
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: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.175 (843-761-1486) |
CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 119.3 |
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 119.3 |
WX AWOS-3 at DYB (14 nm SW): | 119.575 (843-821-8403) |
WX ASOS at CHS (17 nm S): | 124.75 (843-554-9862) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CHSr005/17.4 | | CHARLESTON VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 05W |
VANr136/27.0 | | VANCE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 06W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
ASHLY | | 021/12.9 | | 329 | | 07W | | CH | -.-. .... |
DORCHESTER COUNTY | | 065/14.2 | | 365 | | 07W | | DYB | -.. -.-- -... |
MANNING | | 167/25.6 | | 381 | | 06W | | MNI | -- -. .. |
ANDREWS | | 244/30.2 | | 255 | | 06W | | PHH | .--. .... .... |
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: | 5001 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 20 /R/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 35.0 | Double wheel: | 52.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 33-10.787823N | | 33-11.392595N |
Longitude: | 080-02.551933W | | 080-01.885183W |
Elevation: | 74.0 ft. | | 69.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 043 true | | 230 magnetic, 223 true |
Displaced threshold: | 650 ft. | | no |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 91 ft. tree, 1758 ft. from runway, 439 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 92 ft. tree, 1898 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | COUNTY OF BERKELEY P.O. BOX 6122 MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461 Phone 843-899-7711 |
Manager: | STACY THOMAS 616 WHITESVILLE ROAD MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461 Phone (843) 719-4751 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 37 | Single engine airplanes: | | 33 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | 50% | local general aviation | 42% | transient general aviation | 7% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 15 November 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | CAUTION: MILITARY AND CHS TRAFFIC IN VICINITY |
- | WILDLIFE ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT WITH INCR ACTIVITY AT DUSK AND DAWN |
- | FOR CD CTC CHARLESTON APCH AT 843-414-2832. |
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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (261KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (241KB) |
VOR/DME-A | |
download (193KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDYB - Summerville Airport (14 nm SW)
KCHS - Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport (17 nm S)
KLRO - Mount 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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 02-Apr-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 10:43 |
Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 11:08 |
Sunset | | 19:40 | | 23:40 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:05 | | 00:05 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 02-Apr-2023 11:35:33 |
Local (UTC-4) | 02-Apr-2023 07:35:33 |
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METAR |
KMKS | 021115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A2998 RMK AO2
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KDYB 14nm SW | 021115Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A2997 RMK AO2
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KCHS 17nm S | 021056Z 30007KT 10SM SCT250 15/07 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01500072
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TAF |
KCHS 17nm S | 020520Z 0206/0306 25010KT P6SM SKC FM020900 31008KT P6SM SKC FM021300 02006KT P6SM FEW250 FM022100 15008KT P6SM FEW250 FM030100 13003KT P6SM SCT250
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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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