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KGGE · Georgetown County Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KGGE FAA GGE Elev 39 ft Lat 33° 18.70' N Lon 79° 19.18' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,005 ft. Max gradient: 0.31%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 41.4° 6,005 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
23 221.4° 6,005 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
11 101.4° 4,539 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.31%
29 281.4° 4,539 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.31%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 124.200
  • CLD MYRTLE BEACH CLNC 119.700
  • A/D MYRTLE BEACH APP/DEP 127.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 14 not yet translated

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

All translated remarks (1)

  • Airport attended 1200–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·396 SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS N34º41.75´ W83º17.86´ NOTAM FILE AND.
  • ·(H) (H) VORW/DME 113.4 ODF Chan 81 179º 6.2 NM to Toccoa Rg Letourneau Fld. 1700/0E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 075º–085º byd 28 NM blo 5,300´ 199º–213º byd 15 NM blo 7,800´ 234º–244º blo 6,700´ 234º–279º byd 38.0 NM 280º–300º byd 15.0 NM 301º–311º byd 20 NM blo 11,000´ 350º–000º blo 12,000´ 350º–000º byd 15.0 NM DME unusable: 324º–344º blo 9,000´ GEORGETOWN CO (GGE)(KGGE) 3 S UTC–5(–4DT) N33º18.69´ W79º19.22´ 40 B NOTAM FILE GGE RWY 05–23: H6005X100 (ASPH) S–40, D–60 PCR 220 F/A/X/T MIRL RWY 05: ODALS.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·RWY 23: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·RWY 11–29: H4539X150 (ASPH) S–20, D–30 MIRL 0.3% up W RWY 29: Tree.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 3 LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 05–23, PAPI Rwy 05 and Rwy 23, REIL Rwy 05, ODALS Rwy 05, 0800–1500Z‡—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 11–29 clsd to acft 12,500 lbs and over.
  • ·Rwy 11–29 rwy sfc is very ruf with grass is growing thru the cracks.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 843-545-3638
  • ·AWOS–3 118.275 (843) 527–3851.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®MYRTLE BEACH APP/DEP CON 127.4 (1100–0400Z‡) JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.375 (0400–1100Z‡) GCO 121.725 (MYRTLE BEACH CLNC DEL) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via GCO ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·CHARLESTON (VH) (H) VORTAC 113.5 CHS Chan 82 N32º53.66´ W80º02.27´ 060º 44.0 NM to fld. 39/5W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 070º–106º byd 40 NM 106º–116º 116º–146º byd 40 NM 248º–272º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 109º–120º byd 25 NM 137º–147º 160º–170º 229º–262º byd 12 NM blo 5,000´ 262º–272º byd 15 NM blo 5,000´ GRAND STRAND (See NORTH MYRTLE BEACH on page 411) ATLANTA H–9B, 12G, L–25B CHARLOTTE H–9C, 12G, L–24I IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

3

37.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 48,700 ops in 2015

2024 total

15,500

10-yr total

190,539

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 91% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

5.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.97

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=8

  • Loss of control 2
  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-09-22 Beech 35 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2013-07-29 FOLLAND AIRCRAFT CO LTD GNAT T 1 · Other · VMC · day →
2009-09-26 Eurocopter AS-350 · Weather IMC · night →
2009-04-29 Piper PA-12 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2002-08-30 Cessna 210L · Gear-up · day →
1996-12-07 Cessna 182 · Loss of control · day →
1996-09-19 Piper PA-32-300 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1988-11-02 Beech 58 · Other · 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
Billy Michael Marlowe Myrtle Beach SC 32 nm
William Ashley Smith Johns Island SC 50 nm
Joe Daniel Rogers Florence SC 57 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 73 nm
Franklin Robert Burbank Camden SC 86 nm
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 87 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 87 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 87 nm
David Allen Lackey Wilmington NC 90 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 91 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
Richard Maron Culbertson Jr Georgetown SC 4 nm
Brian Durham Wall Georgetown SC 4 nm
Bradley Vernon Cheek Georgetown SC 4 nm
Jeffery Alan Breland Pawleys Island SC 12 nm
David Scott Kaiser Pawleys Island SC 12 nm
Thomas Berkley Bishop Jr Pawleys Island SC 12 nm
Michael Thomas Conlin Pawleys Island SC 12 nm
Angel Renae Moore Andrews SC 15 nm
Ricky Allen Davis Murrells Inlet SC 20 nm
Michael Ian Hillier Murrells Inlet SC 20 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
Justin Andrew Eshleman Georgetown SC 4 nm
James Robert Prentiss Georgetown SC 4 nm
Phillip James Fowler Georgetown SC 4 nm
John Mitchell Jones Georgetown SC 4 nm
Garrett Steven Woods Georgetown SC 4 nm
Anthony Lamar German Georgetown SC 4 nm
Wesley Lee Redick Georgetown SC 4 nm
Edward Anthony Freeman Georgetown SC 4 nm
Richard Dupree Green Jr Georgetown SC 4 nm
George Matthew Rauch Georgetown SC 4 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
 66 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 92 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 93 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 103 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 133 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 137 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 137 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 140 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 142 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 152 nm

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