FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | RBW |
Lat/Long: | 32-55-15.7460N 080-38-26.1230W 32-55.262433N 080-38.435383W 32.9210406,-80.6405897 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 100.9 ft. / 30.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05W (1990) |
From city: | 2 miles NE of WALTERBORO, SC |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 29488 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1937 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0830-1800 |
Wind indicator: | lighted, (WIND INDCR) SUPPLRY LGTD WINDCONES RWY 23 AND MIDFIELD. |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ODALS RWY 23; REILS RWY 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRLS RWY 05/23 - OPR CONSLY FM DUSK-2200. FM 2200 TO DAWN ACTVT ODALS RWY 23; MIRLS RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.725 (843-538-3575) |
CHARLESTON APPROACH: | 120.7 [OPR 1100-0300Z++] |
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE: | 120.7 [OPR 1100-0300Z++] |
WX AWOS-3 at DYB (20 nm NE): | 119.575 (843-821-8403) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CHSr278/30.4 | | CHARLESTON VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 05W |
ALDr100/(33.3) | | ALLENDALE VOR | | 116.70 | | 01W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A A:FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 843-549-2549. 100LL:100LL SELF-SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 6002 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 26 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 70.0 | Double wheel: | 101.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 32-54.943338N | | 32-55.654585N |
Longitude: | 080-38.720747W | | 080-37.904650W |
Elevation: | 89.4 ft. | | 100.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 044 true | | 229 magnetic, 224 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Obstructions: | 82 ft. trees, 1999 ft. from runway, 265 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 83 ft. trees, 2527 ft. from runway, 823 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 5705 x 100 ft. / 1739 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 10 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 33.5 | Double wheel: | 50.5 |
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| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 32-55.679600N | | 32-54.768353N |
Longitude: | 080-38.703032W | | 080-38.425835W |
Elevation: | 82.3 ft. | | 91.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 166 true | | 351 magnetic, 346 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 17 ft. tree, 233 ft. from runway, 74 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 57 ft. tree, 2370 ft. from runway, 43 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF WALTERBORO AND COLLETON CO. 537 AVIATION WAY WALTERBORO, SC 29488 Phone 843-549-2549 |
Manager: | BERT DUFFIE 537 AVIATION WAY WALTERBORO, SC 29488 Phone 843-955-0290 |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC CHARLESTON APCH AT 843 414-2832. |
- | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT WITH INCR ACT DRG NGT AND AT DUSK AND DAWN. |
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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 23 | |
download (291KB) |
ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 23 | |
download (295KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (260KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (266KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (279KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (269KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (386KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6J2 - St George Airport (18 nm N)
KDYB - Summerville Airport (20 nm NE)
KNBC - Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field) Airport (27 nm S)
KCHS - Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport (30 nm E)
KARW - Beaufort Executive Airport (31 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Nick Green
Photo taken 16-Jan-2012
looking northeast at 3500
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
Sunset | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-May-2025 02:06:43 |
Local (UTC-4) | 28-May-2025 22:06:43 |
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METAR |
KRBW | 290155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3008 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KNBC 28nm S | 2900/2921 VRB06KT 4800 TSRA BKN025 BKN250 QNH2998INS BECMG 2903/2905 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN010 BKN050 QNH3002INS TEMPO 2905/2911 0800 FG BKN005 FM291200 17007KT 9999 BKN010 OVC050 QNH3001INS BECMG 2917/2919 18010KT 3200 TSRA BKN010CB QNH2995INS TX31/2919Z TN22/2911Z AMD 0021
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KCHS 31nm E | 281725Z 2818/2918 28009KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 FM290100 22004KT P6SM BKN050 BKN250 FM290600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 2909/2913 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN009 OVC015 FM291300 23006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
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KOGB 34nm N | 282001Z 2820/2918 23006KT P6SM SCT040 FM290000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 TEMPO 2910/2913 4SM BR SCT008 FM291300 24005KT P6SM BKN120
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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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