AirNav: 3J1 - Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport

3J1

Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport
Ridgeland, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	3J1
Lat/Long:	32-29-48.6620N 080-59-35.3360W 32-29.811033N 080-59.588933W 32.4968506,-80.9931489 (estimated)
Elevation:	84.8 ft. / 25.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	04W (1985)
From city:	1 mile NW of RIDGELAND, SC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	29936

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1942
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON -SUN 0800-1800 SUN, MON - ON CALL. 843-929-4159 FOR AFTER HOURS FEE AND AVAIL. SKYBLUE AVIATION FBO.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST CTAF. REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36 OPR CONSLY DUSK-DAWN.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.075
WX AWOS-3PT:	118.450 (843-547-8419)
WX AWOS-3 at ARW (19 nm E):	119.675 (843-524-1000)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SAVr032/23.5	SAVANNAH VORTAC	115.95	06W
SVNr016/30.0	HUNTER VOR/DME	111.60	02W
ALDr155/(34.4)	ALLENDALE VOR	116.70	01W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BULLO		087/34.3		407		05W		BZQ	-... --.. --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A JET-A+ A+:JET A WITH PRIST.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in excellent condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	30.0
Double wheel:	45.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

32-30.156428N

32-29.465642N

Longitude:

080-59.558953W

080-59.618908W

Elevation:

84.8 ft.

74.9 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

188 magnetic, 184 true

008 magnetic, 004 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 18 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF RCL.

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	COUNTY OF JASPER P.O. BOX 1149, 358 3RD AVENUE RIDGELAND, SC 29936-8785 Phone (843) 717-3690
Manager:	DANNY LUCAS 1765 GRAYS HIGHWAY, PO BOX 653 RIDGELAND, SC 29936 Phone 843-929-4159

Additional Remarks

A56-36	50 FT TREES 100-150 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 1000 FT FM THR.
-	GLIDER OPNS INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC BEAUFORT APCH AT 843-228-6298, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
-	FBO LCTD MID-FLD.
-	FUEL: NO SELF SVC AVBL.
-	RWY 36 CALM WIND RWY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3J1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNBC - Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field) Airport (14 nm E)
KARW - Beaufort Executive Airport (19 nm E)
KHXD - Hilton Head Airport (22 nm SE)
KSAV - Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (25 nm SW)
KSVN - Hunter Army Airfield (30 nm S)

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Area around 3J1 (Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:04	10:04
Sunrise	06:30	10:30
Sunset	20:10	00:10
Evening civil twilight	20:37	00:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-May-2025 22:53:40
Local (UTC-4)	10-May-2025 18:53:40

METAR

KNBC 14nm E	102156Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM OVC014 22/19 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T02170189
KARW 19nm E	102235Z AUTO 08012G17KT 10SM OVC011 22/20 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
KHXD 22nm SE	102150Z 07009G17KT 8SM SCT013 SCT022 23/21 A3008
KSAV 25nm SW	102235Z 08013G18KT 10SM BKN040 BKN090 OVC250 24/21 A3006 RMK AO2 RAB08E32 P0000 T02390206

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

UNICOM 123.075
843-547-8380
843-929-4159
[email]

South Carolina's up & coming FBO. Full-Service Jet-A & 100LL.
Self-Serve AvGas. Self-Serve Jet Fuel. Competitive prices. Open 7 days per week.
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GPU available Jet & Piston.

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	100LL		Jet A
FS		$5.50		$7.01
SS		$5.30		$5.99
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service

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