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KGRD · Greenwood County Airport

ICAO · US · 11 NTSB events

ID KGRD FAA GRD Elev 631 ft Lat 34° 14.92' N Lon 82° 9.55' 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: 5,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.27%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 85.2° 5,001 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
27 265.2° 5,001 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.17%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 121.125
  • A/D GREER APP/DEP 120.600
  • RDO ANDERSON RDO 122.625
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 28 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Prior Permission Required for GA or mil acft heavier than 120,000 lbs. Contact a before operating.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Prior Permission Required for GA or mil acft heavier than 120,000 lbs. Contact a before operating.

    ppr required

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 04–22: H11001X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–210, 2D–625,…

  • Prior Permission Required for GA or mil acft heavier than 120,000 lbs. Contact a before operating.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    PPR GA or mil acft heavier than 120,000 lbs ctc a

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (28 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH CAROLINA 399 GREENWOOD CO (GRD)(KGRD) 3 N UTC–5(–4DT) N34º15.02´ W82º09.47´ 631 B NOTAM FILE GRD RWY 09–27: H5001X100 (CONC) S–89, D–122 PCN 35 F/C/X/T MIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·RWY 05–23: H3600X60 (ASPH–AFSC) 0.3% up SW RWY 05: Tree.
  • ·S3 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT MIRL Rwy 09–27 preset on med ints dusk–0400Z‡, to incr ints and ACTIVATE REIL Rwys 09 and 27—CTAF.
  • ·After 0400Z‡ ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 09–27, REIL Rwys 09 and 27 and ODALS Rwy 27—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1230–2300Z‡, Sun 1600–2200Z‡, Sat 1300–2200Z‡.
  • ·Twy A parallel to Rwy 09–27; dropoffs each side of twy byd shoulder.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (864) 942-8556
  • ·ASOS 121.125 (864) 388–9115.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.975 GREER APP/DEP CON 120.6 (1100–0445Z‡) ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 135.35 (0445–1100Z‡) RCO 122.5 (ANDERSON RADIO) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Greer Apch at 864-877-8275, when Apch clsd ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 76´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 2, 4 LGT When twr clsd ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 22; centerline Rwy 22; HIRL Rwy 04–22—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 04 ALSF2 Step 3 only when twr clsd.
  • ·Fuel icing inhibitor avbl.
  • ·PSA MRO acft do not use L5, L6, or GA Ramp unless prior coord with GSP OPS 864–848–6246.
  • ·Access MRO Hangar via southern taxilane btn MRO Hangar and L4.
  • ·Heavy acft do not make more than 90º turn on asph portions of the rwy or parallel Twy L, or Twys D, E, F, G, unless directed by ATCT.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 south 2525´ conc, north 1925´ conc, center 6551´ asph.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·When ATCT is clsd, ARFF mnt 120.1.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (864) 848-6272
  • ·ASOS (864) 334–6232 LLWAS.
  • ·CTAF 120.1 ATIS 134.25 UNICOM 122.95 GREER RCO 122.2 (ANDERSON RADIO) ®GREER APP/DEP CON 118.8 (West) 119.4 (East) (1100–0445Z‡) ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 135.35 (0445–1100Z‡) GREER TOWER 120.1 (1100–0445Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when Greer Apch clsd ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·CLASS C svc ctc APP CON svc 1100–0445Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·SPARTANBURG (H) (H) VORTAC 115.7 SPA Chan 104 N35º02.02´ W81º55.62´ 242º 16.6 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´ ILS/DME 109.3 I–GSP Chan 30 Rwy 04.
  • ·ATLANTA H–9B, 12G, L–24I IAP 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

IATA · GRD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

5

41.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/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: 50,400 ops in 1997

2024 total

12,100

10-yr total

149,812

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 93% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

20.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

8.34

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=11

  • Loss of control 2
  • Other 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2005-01-07 Piper PA-28-181 · Loss of control · night →
2022-05-01 North American SNJ-6 · Gear-up · day →
2020-06-07 Piper PA28 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2017-07-07 Cessna T337 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2012-11-17 Cessna 550 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2004-04-19 Cirrus Design Corp. SR20 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-03-01 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · IMC · night →
2002-03-09 Piper PA-28-160 · CFIT · IMC · night →
1997-09-21 JOHN W. CULP KR-2 · Other · day →
1990-08-09 Beech E18S · Other · night →
1990-06-08 Cessna 150 · Weather · 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
William Patrick Rourke Anderson SC 29 nm
Leonard Litton Piedmont SC 31 nm
Randall Kelsey Haralson Elberton GA 36 nm
Brett Avery Zukowski Greenville SC 37 nm
Harrison Grady Smith Central SC 42 nm
Jeanette Renee Hibpshman Aiken SC 48 nm
William Patrick Rourke Lavonia GA 48 nm
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 49 nm
William Frank Mercure Toccoa GA 61 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 64 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
Willis Parks Lyle Ii Greenwood SC 3 nm
Richard Zachry Trammell Greenwood SC 3 nm
Emmie Manning Turner Greenwood SC 3 nm
Frank Calvin Walther Jr Greenwood SC 3 nm
Frank Maner Rice Greenwood SC 3 nm
Thomas Dominick Chappell Greenwood SC 3 nm
Norman Daniel Gibson Greenwood SC 3 nm
Joshua Douglas Williams Greenwood SC 3 nm
Raulston Cade Kagley Greenwood SC 3 nm
James Leonard Fowler Jr Waterloo SC 8 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
Marvin Reynolds Griffin Jr Greenwood SC 3 nm
Joshua Douglas Williams Greenwood SC 3 nm
Harold Wilson Hayes Greenwood SC 3 nm
George Thomas Miller Iii Greenwood SC 3 nm
Leroy Denton Myers Greenwood SC 3 nm
Charles Dwayne Rambo Greenwood SC 3 nm
Roger Colmon Bassett Greenwood SC 3 nm
Bryan Wayne Willard Greenwood SC 3 nm
Paul Matthew Zahn Greenwood SC 3 nm
Leslie Lee Nichols Greenwood 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
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 31 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 60 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 61 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 74 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 77 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 77 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 77 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 83 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 83 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 91 nm

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