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KARW · Beaufort Executive Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KARW FAA ARW Elev 10 ft Lat 32° 24.73' N Lon 80° 38.06' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,434 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 60.4° 3,434 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
25 240.4° 3,434 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.05%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D APP/DEP 118.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 10 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 07–25: H3434X75 (ASPH) S–35, D–52 PCN 13 F/C/X/T MIRL RW…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer, seagulls and geese on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1230–2230Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1230–2230Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT MIRL Rwy 07–25 preset low intst, to incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·FBO clsd Christmas and Thanksgiving.
  • ·Fuel 24 hr credit card svc avbl.
  • ·P–lines 100´ lctd 2400´ SW AER 07.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 843-592-1378
  • ·AWOS–3 119.675 (843) 524–1000.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®APP/DEP CON 125.125 (1200–0400Z‡), Holidays (1500–2300Z‡) JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.925 (0400–1200Z‡), Holidays (2300–1500Z‡) CLNC DEL 121.725 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Beaufort Apch at 843-228-6298, when Apch clsd ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·SAVANNAH (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.95 SAV Chan 106(Y) N32º08.78´ W81º11.95´ 067º 32.8 NM to fld. 22/6W.
  • ·DME unusable: 085º–100º byd 39 NM blo 3,000´ 126º–132º byd 33 NM blo 3,000´ 342º–343º byd 30 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 248º–251º byd 31 NM blo 3,000´ 342º–343º byd 30 NM VOR unusable: 042º–047º blo 3,000´ 075º–089º byd 40 NM 098º–108º byd 40 NM 126º–130º byd 40 NM 271º–281º byd 40 NM ASR (Mon–Fri 1100–0500Z‡, Sat 1300–2100Z‡, Sun 2000–0400Z‡) CHARLOTTE L–24H IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

73JBeaufort County AirportFrogmore International Airport

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · BFT

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 50,000 ops in 2002

2024 total

18,000

10-yr total

185,518

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 97% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

10.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.59

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-11-19 TOOMEY Long EZ · Other · day →
2018-03-05 ROBERT SNYDER AUTOGYRO CALIDUS · CFIT · VMC · day →

Designees in SC

CFI Flight Instructors 982 A&P Mechanics 3,669 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 Schools Flight Schools 36 FBO Fixed Base Operators 47 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 10

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 5 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 5 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 5 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 29 nm
William Ashley Smith Johns Island SC 36 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Savannah GA 37 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Hinesville GA 61 nm
Jeanette Renee Hibpshman Aiken SC 87 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 99 nm
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 99 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
Gregory Allen Lowry Beaufort SC 5 nm
Daniel Bartholomew Ahern Beaufort SC 5 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 5 nm
James Donald Johnson Jr Beaufort SC 5 nm
David Crosby Reeves Beaufort SC 5 nm
Stephen Bela Szalai Beaufort SC 5 nm
Robert Alex Wilkins Beaufort SC 5 nm
Michael Allen Coombes Beaufort SC 5 nm
Lex Allen Brown Beaufort SC 5 nm
Jerry Jerome Estell Jr Beaufort SC 5 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
Russell Wild Nans Port Royal SC 5 nm
Dominique Lamont Collier Sr Port Royal SC 5 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 5 nm
Robert Steve Gallina Beaufort SC 5 nm
Dennis Paul Argetsinger Beaufort SC 5 nm
David Michael Bradley Beaufort SC 5 nm
David Craig Coffman Beaufort SC 5 nm
Gary Edward Davy Beaufort SC 5 nm
Richard Tedder Hoy Beaufort SC 5 nm
Joseph William Eberhard Beaufort SC 5 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
 85 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 95 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 96 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Fernandina Beach, FL
 116 nm
Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance
Fernandina Beach, FL
 116 nm
Bragg Avionics
Jacksonville, FL
 133 nm
Corporate Aircraft Maintenance
Jacksonville, FL
 133 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 163 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 164 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 169 nm

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