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K3J1 · Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport

FAA-LID · US · 25 NTSB events

ID K3J1 Elev 79 ft Lat 32° 29.56' N Lon 80° 59.54' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,200 ft. Max gradient: 0.24%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
36 360° 4,200 ft 7075 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.24%
18 180° 4,200 ft 7075 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.24%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 7 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC BEAUFORT APCH AT 843-228-6298, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
  • ·SUN, MON - ON CALL. 843-929-4159 FOR AFTER HOURS FEE AND AVAIL.
  • ·RWY 18 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS LEFT OF RCL. 50 FT TREES 100-150 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 1000 FT FM THR.
  • ·TREE, 10 FT TALL, 166 FT FROM THRESHOLD, 125 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE JET A WITH PRIST.
  • ·MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST CTAF.
  • ·REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36 OPR CONSLY DUSK-DAWN.
  • ·ARPT EXISTED PRIOR TO 1958.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Ridgeland Airport

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

25 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

33

since 1982

Fatal

2

6.1% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

9

≈ 0.9/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 15,250 ops in 2001

2024 total

8,250

10-yr total

89,719

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 97% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

100.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

6.08

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=8

  • Loss of control 5
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=25

  • Loss of control 7
  • Other 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Structural failure 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-09-06 LET L-23 SUPER BLANIK · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2025-06-07 FLYING CLOUD AVIATION LLC AL18 · Loss of control · day →
2023-01-08 WEISS THEODORE T RV-8 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-03-13 Aircraft Designs Inc. Stallion · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2021-05-05 ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD Gulfstream G150 · Runway excursion · IMC · day →
2019-02-25 Cessna 185 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-02-22 Mooney M20J · CFIT · day →
2017-12-19 Cessna 177 · Loss of control · day →
2016-03-29 Waco CTO · Loss of control · day →
2012-07-16 SEIBERT ROBERT M SEIBERT RV-6 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-02-24 Bell 206 · Hard landing · day →
2010-05-07 SWEZEY T/MOLNAR D VANS RV-10 · Other · VMC · day →
2009-02-26 Piper PA-28-140 · Engine failure · day →
2008-08-11 Mooney M20F · Ground collision · day →
2000-10-21 Craig R. Merrill LUTON BETA · Other · VMC · day →
1999-11-13 Champion 7ECA · CFIT · VMC · day →
1997-09-17 LOUTTIT Celebrity · Structural · VMC · day →
1995-11-18 Waco ASO · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1992-07-27 Schweizer 1-26E · Weather · VMC · day →
1989-07-20 Cessna 172G · Stall / spin · day →
1988-10-01 Grumman AA-5A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1987-04-12 Cessna 172 M · Weather · VMC · day →
1983-08-22 Piper PA-28-181 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-03-25 Beech 58 · Other · day →
1982-02-14 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · dawn →

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 14 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 14 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 14 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 29 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Savannah GA 30 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Hinesville GA 51 nm
William Ashley Smith Johns Island SC 51 nm
Jeanette Renee Hibpshman Aiken SC 72 nm
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 91 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 93 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Zachary Tyler Heislman Ridgeland SC 4 nm
Tyler David Winston Ridgeland SC 4 nm
Barry Jay Casper Okatie SC 12 nm
Matthew David Finney Okatie SC 12 nm
Brian Wayne Foster Okatie SC 12 nm
Rand Edmund Posin Hardeeville SC 12 nm
Johan Jacobus Dekker Hardeeville SC 12 nm
James Worthington Phillips Hardeeville SC 12 nm
Keith Patrick Smith Hardeeville SC 12 nm
William Henry Grimes Seabrook SC 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Earl Lewis White Ridgeland SC 4 nm
Martin Francis Joslin Ridgeland SC 4 nm
Richard Ellis Altman Ridgeland SC 4 nm
Jason Christopher Gruener Ridgeland SC 4 nm
Daniel Lamont Youmans Ridgeland SC 4 nm
Juan Melendez Ridgeland SC 4 nm
Travis Franklin Goudy Ridgeland SC 4 nm
Michael Thomis Skinner Ridgeland SC 4 nm
Robert Lee Dennis Okatie SC 12 nm
Clifford Paul Benenati Okatie SC 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
83 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
89 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
95 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Fernandina Beach, FL
115 nm
Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance
Fernandina Beach, FL
116 nm
Bragg Avionics
Jacksonville, FL
132 nm
Corporate Aircraft Maintenance
Jacksonville, FL
132 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
146 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
148 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
162 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.