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KGMU · Greenville Downtown Airport

ICAO · US · 26 NTSB events

ID KGMU FAA GMU Elev 1,048 ft Lat 34° 50.87' N Lon 82° 21.01' W Zulu …

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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: 5,393 ft. Max gradient: 1.10% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 4.7° 5,393 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.10%
19 184.7° 5,393 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.10%
10 91.7° 4,000 ft 80 ft ASP Yes 0.51%
28 271.7° 4,000 ft 80 ft ASP Yes 0.51%

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 · 6 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 127.075
  • GND GND 121.250
  • TWR TWR 119.900
  • CTAF CTAF 119.900
  • A/D GREER APP/DEP 118.800
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Runway 10 threshold displaced 267 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 10 threshold displaced 267 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 19; HIRL Rwy 01–19; perimeter lgts H1, H2, and twy lghts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 01–19: H5393X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–61, D–81, 2D–151 PCN 23 F…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 10–28: H4000X80 (ASPH) S–43.5, D–62 PCN 16 F/C/Y/T MIRL…

  • Runway 10 threshold displaced 267 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 10: Thld dsplcd 267´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 19; HIRL Rwy 01–19; perimeter lgts H1, H2, and twy lghts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSF Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 19; HIRL Rwy 01–19; perimeter lgts H1, H2, and twy lghts—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·RWY 10: TORA–3998 TODA–3998 ASDA–3728 LDA–3463 RWY 28: TORA–3998 TODA–3998 ASDA–3733 LDA–3463 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 01: EMAS
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT ATC—Ctl.
  • ·REIL Rwy 28, PAPI Rwy 01, Rwy 19, Rwy 28; MIRL 10–28 unavbl when twr clsd.
  • ·Noise abatement procs in efct, ctc arpt mgr 864–242–4777.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1200–0300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1200–0300Z‡.
  • ·Acft oper in Greenville arpt tfc area S thru E be alert for jet and conventional tfc des on the Greenville–Spartanburg loc crs.
  • ·Acft inbd from the SSW or on ILS Rwy 01 apch, be alert for tfc 4.5 miles S operg in the Donaldson Field arpt tfc pat at 1800´ or blw.
  • ·TPA 800´ AGL for lgt acft, 1000´ AGL for heavy acft.
  • ·No acft pmtd on Twy C or Twy D when acft gtr than 12,500 lbs is operg on Rwy 10–28.
  • ·Rwy 10–28 rstrd to small acft (less than 12,500 lbs) when acft is operg on Twy C or Twy D.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 864-242-4777
  • ·ASOS 127.075 (864) 239–0014.
  • ·CTAF 119.9 ATIS 127.075 UNICOM 122.95 ®GREER APP/DEP CON 118.8 (1100–0445Z‡) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 135.35 (0445–1100Z‡) TOWER 119.9 (1200–0300Z‡) GND CON 121.25
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0300Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·SPARTANBURG (H) (H) VORTAC 115.7 SPA Chan 104 N35º02.02´ W81º55.62´ 244º 23.6 NM to fld. 935/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 270º–359º byd 7 NM blo 3,000´ Byd 28 NM blo 7,000´ Byd 9 NM blo 6,000´ JUDKY NDB (LOMW) 521 GM N34º46.81´ W82º20.99´ 005º 4.1 NM to fld. 826/5W.
  • ·Glideslope unusable blw 1,216´ MSL.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H50X50 (CONC) S–20 PERIMETER LGTS HELIPAD H2: H50X50 (CONC) S–20 PERIMETER LGTS HELIPORT REMARKS: No ovngt prkg on helipads.
  • ·ACTIVATE perimeter lgts H1 and H2—CTAF.
  • ·GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG INTL (See GREER on page 399) ATLANTA H–9B, 12G, L–24J, 25C IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

26 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

26

since 1982

Fatal

4

15.4% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 96,301 ops in 1998

2024 total

79,438

10-yr total

644,100

2024 mix

AC/AT 23% · GA 77% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

9.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.43

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Runway excursion 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=26

  • Other 7
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Hard landing 3
  • Runway excursion 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
2004-04-08 Cessna 140 · Gear-up · day →
2001-04-28 Aeronca 11AC · Other · VMC · day →
2025-04-17 Beech A24 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2022-11-02 Cessna 172 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2018-11-23 Cirrus SR22 · Hard landing · dusk →
2018-10-23 Cirrus SR20 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2018-09-27 Dassault FALCON 50 · Gear-up · day →
2018-08-03 Beech 58 · Runway excursion · IMC · day →
2012-02-07 Piper PA-28-140 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-06-01 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-09-08 Eurocopter AS-350B2 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2006-07-17 Dassault Aviation Mystere Falcon 900 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-11-15 Hughes OH-6A · Hard landing · day →
1999-08-08 Piper PA-28-181 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1998-04-26 Cessna 172RG · Other · VMC · day →
1997-09-25 Cessna 172N · Other · dusk →
1997-02-27 Learjet LR35 · Ground collision · IMC · day →
1996-01-23 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1994-07-14 Cessna 182P · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1991-09-21 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-06-25 Cessna 172P · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1987-10-12 Piper PA-28-161 · Structural · day →
1987-06-03 Beech A36 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-04-28 Beech 95-B55 · Other · VMC · night →
1984-01-17 Rockwell 690B · Other · day →
1983-01-13 Piper PA-30 · Gear-up · 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
Brett Avery Zukowski Greenville SC 1 nm
Leonard Litton Piedmont SC 10 nm
Harrison Grady Smith Central SC 22 nm
William Patrick Rourke Anderson SC 24 nm
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 29 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 36 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 36 nm
William Patrick Rourke Lavonia GA 45 nm
William Frank Mercure Toccoa GA 51 nm
Randall Kelsey Haralson Elberton GA 52 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
Thomas Allen Burke Greenville SC 1 nm
Michael Elliott Harris Greenville SC 1 nm
Robert Lewis Kendall Greenville SC 1 nm
Stephen Eric Potts Greenville SC 1 nm
Cecil Loren Tune Jr Greenville SC 1 nm
Timothy Ray Mcconnell Greenville SC 1 nm
Thomas Edward Johnson Greenville SC 1 nm
Joel Van Barbour Greenville SC 1 nm
Mark Edward Shinn Greenville SC 1 nm
Andrew Morgan Hughes Greenville SC 1 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
Thomas Allen Burke Greenville SC 1 nm
Michael Elliott Harris Greenville SC 1 nm
John Lewis Savot Greenville SC 1 nm
Timothy Ray Mcconnell Greenville SC 1 nm
Lawrence Gene Ruggiero Greenville SC 1 nm
Kenneth Mark Street Greenville SC 1 nm
Andrew Morgan Hughes Greenville SC 1 nm
Jon David Pasek Greenville SC 1 nm
Paul Anthony Adam Greenville SC 1 nm
Barry Walker Blackwood Greenville SC 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 28 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 37 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 72 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 72 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 81 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 84 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 84 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 84 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 85 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 87 nm

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