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KHYW · Conway Horry County Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KHYW FAA HYW Elev 35 ft Lat 33° 49.71' N Lon 79° 7.33' W Zulu …

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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: 4,401 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 31.8° 4,401 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
22 211.8° 4,401 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D MYRTLE BEACH APP/DEP 127.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 14 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·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.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate VASI Rwy 16 and 34; LIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • 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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate VASI Rwy 16 and 34; LIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • 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

  • Airport attended 1400–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2200Z‡.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 16–34: 3200X100 (TURF) LIRL RWY 16: VASI(V2L). Trees. Rg…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate VASI Rwy 16 and 34; LIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt VASI Rwy 16 and 34; LIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH CAROLINA 393 CONWAY–HORRY CO (HYW)(KHYW) 3 W UTC–5(–4DT) N33º49.71´ W79º07.33´ 35 B NOTAM FILE AND RWY 04–22: H4401X75 (ASPH) S–12.5, D–20 MIRL RWY 04: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.35º TCH 48´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·Fuel 24 hrs credit card self svc avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 843-448-1580
  • ·AWOS–3 119.525 (843) 397–8046.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®MYRTLE BEACH APP/DEP CON 127.4 (1100–0400Z‡) JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.375 (0400–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Myrtle Beach Apch at 843-477-2727 or 843-477-2704, when Apch clsd ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·GRAND STRAND (VL) (H) VORTACW 114.4 CRE Chan 91 N33º48.83´ W78º43.47´ 276º 19.9 NM to fld. 27/3W.
  • ·RWY 34: VASI(V2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·Arpt rotating bcn OTS indefly.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 slightly bumpy in some areas.
  • ·Rwy 16 has right traffic only.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 843-307-0070
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Florence Apch at 843-665-0632, when Apch clsd ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – CHARLOTTE L–24I, 35A IAP CHARLOTTE SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

2

15.4% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 128,600 ops in 1990

2024 total

12,050

10-yr total

152,179

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 97% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

13.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.02

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=13

  • Other 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 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
2026-08-09 Mooney M20E · Other · VMC · day →
2025-01-14 JONATHAN C EGGERS CHALLENGER II · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dawn →
2024-05-03 MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K · Gear-up · day →
2013-08-03 Beech D55 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2006-09-09 Thomas Velocity · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1994-10-31 Piper PA-28-151 · Other · IMC · night →
1988-09-30 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-10-21 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-07-13 Cessna C-152 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-01-15 Cessna 152 · Under/overshoot · VMC · night →
1984-08-17 Cessna 210L · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1983-04-05 Cessna 152B · Stall / spin · day →
1982-12-28 Cessna 152 · 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
Billy Michael Marlowe Myrtle Beach SC 14 nm
Joe Daniel Rogers Florence SC 39 nm
David Allen Lackey Wilmington NC 66 nm
Franklin Robert Burbank Camden SC 78 nm
William Ashley Smith Johns Island SC 81 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 90 nm
Stephen Lynn Henderson Carthage NC 91 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 96 nm
Ronald Leo Horton Monroe NC 100 nm
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 105 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
John Carl Beattie Conway SC 4 nm
James Fredrick Arndt Conway SC 4 nm
James Michael Mackay Conway SC 4 nm
Curtis Edward Collins Conway SC 4 nm
Eric Matthew Daniels Conway SC 4 nm
Roberto Antonio Pino Thompson Conway SC 4 nm
Michael Robert Cloutier Conway SC 4 nm
Chad Donald Lawson Conway SC 4 nm
James Robert Wallace Aynor SC 11 nm
John Charles Bonello Myrtle Beach 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
Alan Grenville Harrison Conway SC 4 nm
Michael Robert Cloutier Conway SC 4 nm
Bruce Allen Brown Ii Conway SC 4 nm
James Cory Hiott Conway SC 4 nm
John E Boisvert Conway SC 4 nm
John Sherman Campbell Conway SC 4 nm
Michael Robert Haase Conway SC 4 nm
Karl Frederick Ibsen Conway SC 4 nm
James Wayne Major Conway SC 4 nm
Henry Heard Williamson Conway 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
 63 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 67 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 71 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 94 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 105 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 105 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 108 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 122 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 123 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 129 nm

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