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KFDW · Fairfield County Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KFDW FAA FDW Elev 577 ft Lat 34° 18.93' N Lon 81° 6.53' 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

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,243 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 38.1° 5,243 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.35%
22 218.1° 5,243 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.35%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.075
  • A/D COLUMBIA APP/DEP 133.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 10 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·422 SOUTH CAROLINA WINNSBORO FAIRFIELD CO (FDW)(KFDW) 3 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N34º18.94´ W81º06.51´ 578 B TPA—1400(822) NOTAM FILE AND RWY 04–22: H5243X100 (ASPH) S–42, D–60 MIRL 0.4% up SW RWY 04: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·RWY 22: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 04–22; PAPI Rwy 04 and Rwy 22—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mar–Oct 1300–2300Z‡.
  • ·For FBO call (803) 635–3086.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (803) 718-0087
  • ·AWOS–3 119.075 (803) 712–2577.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®COLUMBIA APP/DEP CON 133.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Columbia Apch at 803-822-5242 or 803-822-5040.
  • ·COLUMBIA (VH) (H) VORTAC 114.7 CAE Chan 94 N33º51.44´ W81º03.23´ 356º 27.6 NM to fld. 404/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–073º byd 35 NM blo 6,000´ 200º–234º byd 12 NM blo 3,000´ 235º–245º byd 12 NM blo 6,000´ 246º–289º byd 12 NM blo 3,000´ 290º–305º byd 12 NM blo 2,400´ 306º–344º byd 30 NM 345º–359º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ WOODWARD FLD (See CAMDEN on page 386) CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12G, L–24J, 25D IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 27,000 ops in 2001

2024 total

7,300

10-yr total

83,092

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 92% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

24.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=7

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • 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
2018-06-18 JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J250 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2016-06-29 Piper PA34 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-12-24 Cessna 140 · Other · VMC · day →
2009-10-19 McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1993-04-18 MYERS AVID AIRCRAFT FLYER · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1992-06-13 Piper PA-34-200T · Ground collision · day →
1987-03-26 Mooney M20F · Other · 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
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 19 nm
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 20 nm
Franklin Robert Burbank Camden SC 25 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 38 nm
Guenter Trautmann Indian Land SC 41 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 42 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 42 nm
Ronald Leo Horton Monroe NC 49 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 56 nm
Jeanette Renee Hibpshman Aiken SC 56 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
William Brian Steed Winnsboro SC 3 nm
Jamison Linck Murphy Winnsboro SC 3 nm
Justin Anthony Bush Ridgeway SC 7 nm
Marshall Reid Houston Blythewood SC 9 nm
Bradley Benjamin Mckinstry Blythewood SC 9 nm
Gabriel Lee Apodaca Blythewood SC 9 nm
Justin Michael Swartz Blythewood SC 9 nm
Charles Graeme Maciver Irmo SC 14 nm
Jeffrey Scott Comfort Irmo SC 14 nm
Lawrence Edward Nanna Irmo SC 14 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
William Brian Steed Winnsboro SC 3 nm
Raul Segundo Socarras Jr Winnsboro SC 3 nm
John Todd Steigerwald Winnsboro SC 3 nm
Charles Wilson Connell Winnsboro SC 3 nm
John Fabbro Winnsboro SC 3 nm
Simon Douglas Simpson Winnsboro SC 3 nm
Richard William Roderick Winnsboro SC 3 nm
O'Dell Ashford Winnsboro SC 3 nm
Omega Termaine Capers Winnsboro SC 3 nm
Brendan Chase Ryan Winnsboro SC 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 21 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 42 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 55 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 67 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 80 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 81 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 85 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 87 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 98 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 101 nm

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