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KCHS · Charleston International Airport

ICAO · US · 26 NTSB events

ID KCHS FAA CHS Elev 46 ft Lat 32° 53.77' N Lon 80° 2.29' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.27%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 147.4° 9,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.05%
33 327.4° 9,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.05%
03 24.4° 7,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.27%
21 204.4° 7,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.27%

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 · 12 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.750
  • CLD CLNC DEL 118.000
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 126.000
  • APP APP 130.692
  • APP APP 119.300
  • DEP DEP 120.700
  • PMSV PMSV METRO 134.460
  • POST CONSOLIDATED COMD 134.100
  • PTD PTD 37.220
  • RDO ANDERSON RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCHS on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB CH

    Ashly

    0.33 MHz · BOTH · MEDIUM

  • VORTAC CHS

    Charleston

    113.50 MHz · DME 113.50 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 87 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Prior Permission Required for parking of general aviation acft on terminal ramp. Contact 8 before operating.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and incr intst REIL Rwy 09 and 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Prior Permission Required for parking of general aviation acft on terminal ramp. Contact 8 before operating.

    ppr required

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and incr intst REIL Rwy 09 and 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Prior Permission Required for parking of general aviation acft on terminal ramp. Contact 8 before operating.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    PPR for parking of general aviation acft on terminal ramp ctc 8

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and incr intst REIL Rwy 09 and 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt and incr intst REIL Rwy 09 and 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 04–22—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MIRL Rwy 04–22—CTAF

  • 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 and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1100–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (87 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH CAROLINA 387 CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (CHS)(KCHS) MIL/CIV AF 9 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N32º53.92´ W80º02.43´ 46 B TPA—See Remarks LRA Class I, ARFF Index C NOTAM FILE CHS RWY 15–33: H9001X150 (CONC–GRVD) PCN 93 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 15: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 59´.
  • ·RVR–TMR RWY 03–21: H7000X150 (CONC–GRVD) PCN 61 R/B/W/T HIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 03: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 03 15–33 5400 RWY 15 03–21 5450 RWY 33 03–21 2650 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 15 TYPE–H BAK–12A(B) (1260') TYPE–H BAK–12A(B) (1460') RWY 33
  • ·S4 FUEL 100, JET A1+ OX 1 LGT PAPI´s set for Hgt Gp 3 acft.
  • ·Rwy 15 ALSF–2 also opr as SSALR dur VMC.
  • ·MILITARY— JASU 8(MD–3M) 2(MA–1A) (M32A–60) (M32A–60A) FUEL A++(Mil), 100, A1+ FLUID SOAP – Routine SOAP samples not avbl; SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX OIL Non–detergent oil not avbl for piston acft.
  • ·O–128–133–148(Mil) TRAN ALERT Mil acft for FBO prk/svc rqr PPR C843–746–7600.
  • ·Mil provides no security and no acft svc at FBO´s and coml trml.
  • ·NS ABTMT: Practice circle apch prohibited 0200–1100Z‡.
  • ·Migratory bird season Phase II Apr 1–15 Apr and 1 Aug–Nov 30.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 CLOSED 2nd Tue ea month 1330–2200Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 CLOSED last Tue of ea month 1330–2200Z‡.
  • ·All acft use upper antenna until airborne.
  • ·Ints heavy mil jets and other miscellaneous acft executing numerous cargo and personnel drops, high speed low–level formation flts and miscellaneous air to gnd ops.
  • ·No stu solo touch and go ldg allowed.
  • ·Parking on terminal apron rstd to coml air carrier and acft for cstms clnc by prior arrangement only.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·: See FLIP AP/1 Supplementary Arpt Remark.
  • ·RSTD Tran acft for mil ramp Follow–Me rqr.
  • ·All acft must ctc Palmetto OPS prior to entering mil ramp for parking assignment.
  • ·PPR, exc AIREVAC, SAM and AMC GDSSII msn, for number and lcl trng flt tran alert support ctc Afld Mgmt DSN 673–3024/6, C843–963–3024/6.
  • ·All inbd VIP Code 7 or higher, pax, cargo acft must ctc Palmetto OPS no later than 30 min prior to ldg.
  • ·AMC acft ops rstd dur Bird Watch cond moderate (tkf or ldg permission only when departing/arr rte avoid identification bird act, no lcl IFR/VFR tfc pat acft) and severe (tkf and ldg prohibited without OG/CC apvl), ctc Palmetto Ops for current Bird Watch cond.
  • ·Non–AMC aircrews req RON svc ctc Comd Post (Palmetto OPS)DSN 673–8400, C843–963–8400 prior arr.
  • ·Terminal apron rstd to coml air carrier and acft for cstms clnc by PPR.
  • ·C5, B747, and AN–124 acft taxi with outboard engine at idle.

+ 57 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Military / Army

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Charleston Air Force Base

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · CHS Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

26 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

28

since 1982

Fatal

3

10.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 151,674 ops in 1994

2024 total

128,448

10-yr total

1,146,511

2024 mix

AC/AT 61% · GA 31% · Mil 8%

Events / million ops

2.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.28

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=26

  • Gear-up landing 6
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Other 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fire / smoke 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-07-28 Boeing 787 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-10-13 Piper PA-23-250 · Stall / spin · night →
2025-07-18 Boeing,AIRBUS CANADA LP 787,BD-500-1A11 · Ground collision · night →
2023-08-01 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · Stall / spin · day →
2022-06-12 Mooney M20J · Gear-up · VMC →
2019-10-07 HONDA AIRCRAFT HA-420 · Gear-up · dawn →
2014-03-20 Cessna 421 · Stall / spin · day →
2011-08-09 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2008-08-03 Piper PA32 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-01-10 Piper PA-30 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
2002-05-23 Mooney M20J · Engine failure · VMC · dusk →
1993-11-12 Cessna 310C · Gear-up · VMC · night →
1993-07-27 McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Stall / spin · day →
1993-02-20 Maule M5 · Other · VMC · day →
1992-11-29 VAN ARSDELL/BRENT,M. RUTAN LONG EZ · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1990-06-21 Boeing 727-281 · Fire · VMC · night-moonlit →
1986-03-14 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · Weather · night →
1986-02-09 Piper PA-28-181 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1985-11-03 Cessna 172 M · Engine failure · day →
1985-03-11 Cessna 177RG · Other · dusk →
1985-02-09 Beech 95-C55 · Other · VMC · dusk →
1984-11-12 Cessna 182RG · Other · VMC · day →
1984-04-25 Beech E55 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1983-12-15 Cessna P206A · Other · night-moonlit →
1983-02-06 Piper PA-30 · Gear-up · day →
1982-12-30 Beech 58P · Stall / spin · IMC · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

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
William Ashley Smith Johns Island SC 12 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 32 nm
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 43 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 43 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 43 nm
Billy Michael Marlowe Myrtle Beach SC 76 nm
Joe Daniel Rogers Florence SC 78 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Savannah GA 79 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 81 nm
Franklin Robert Burbank Camden SC 87 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
Alfred Laverne Johnson North Charleston SC 2 nm
George Francis Soodoo North Charleston SC 2 nm
Charles Ellis Rouse North Charleston SC 2 nm
John Frederick Robinson North Charleston SC 2 nm
Peter-John Hope Kerr North Charleston SC 2 nm
Sean Christian Hoge North Charleston SC 2 nm
Ashley Benjamin Neboschick North Charleston SC 2 nm
Joseph Winslow Messina North Charleston SC 2 nm
Joseph Elliott Bostic North Charleston SC 2 nm
Jay Patrick Aldea North Charleston SC 2 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
Stevan Locki North Charleston SC 2 nm
Lydia Mae Whitney North Charleston SC 2 nm
Nathaniel Christopher Hopkins North Charleston SC 2 nm
John William Adams North Charleston SC 2 nm
A B Campbell North Charleston SC 2 nm
George Henry Ellison North Charleston SC 2 nm
Louis R Grimaldi North Charleston SC 2 nm
John Ernest Hagerman North Charleston SC 2 nm
Scott E Hansen North Charleston SC 2 nm
Edward Ernest Hunt North Charleston SC 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 68 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 81 nm
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 125 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 135 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 139 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 146 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 151 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 153 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Fernandina Beach, FL
 155 nm
Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance
Fernandina Beach, FL
 155 nm

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