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KJZI · Charleston Executive Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KJZI FAA JZI Elev 17 ft Lat 32° 41.89' N Lon 80° 0.34' 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: 5,350 ft. Max gradient: 0.14%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 089° 5,350 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.14%
27 269° 5,350 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.14%
04 32.2° 4,313 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.03%
22 212.2° 4,313 ft 150 ft Concrete 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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 123.775
  • CLD CLNC DEL 127.150
  • A/D APP/DEP 120.700
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 19 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 and incr intst REIL Rwy 09 and 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·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.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and incr intst REIL Rwy 09 and 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • 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

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and incr intst REIL Rwy 09 and 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt and incr intst REIL Rwy 09 and 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 04–22—CTAF

  • 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

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1100–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·388 SOUTH CAROLINA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE AIRPORT MANAGER: 843-761-7000
  • ·ASOS (843) 214–2525 LLWAS.
  • ·D–ATIS 124.75 UNICOM 122.95 PTD 372.2 RCO 122.2 (ANDERSON RADIO) RCO 122.1R 113.5T (ANDERSON RADIO) ®APP CON 120.7 306.925 (151º–330º) 121.275 379.925 (331º–150º) 284.0 317.45 ®DEP CON 120.7 306.925 (151º–330º) 121.275 379.925 (331º–150º) TOWER 126.0 239.0 GND CON 121.9 348.6 CLNC DEL 127.325 291.65 PALMETTO OPS 134.1 349.4 (Have quick timing avbl 255.5) CPDLC (LOGON KUSA) PDC
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 113.5 CHS Chan 82 N32º53.66´ W80º02.27´ at 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´ ASHLY NDB (HW/LOM) 329 CH N32º58.58´ W80º05.85´ 155º 5.5 NM to fld. 36/7W.
  • ·ILS/localizer unusable byd 20º right of course.
  • ·CHARLESTON EXEC (JZI)(KJZI) 6 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N32º42.06´ W80º00.20´ 19 B NOTAM FILE AND RWY 09–27: H5350X100 (CONC–GRVD) S–60, D–100 HIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: H4313X150 (CONC) S–45, D–56 MIRL RWY 04: Tree.
  • ·SR–SS, PAPI Rwy 09 and 27 opr consly.
  • ·SS–SR, REIL Rwy 09 and 27; PAPI Rwy 09 and 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27 opr consly, to incr intst–CTAF.
  • ·Supplementary lgtd windcones Rwys 04, 22, 09 and 27.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 843-767-7000
  • ·AWOS–3 123.775 (843) 559–3123.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ® APP/DEP CON 120.7 CLNC DEL 119.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Charleston Apch at 843-414-2832.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 113.5 CHS Chan 82 N32º53.66´ W80º02.27´ 176º 11.7 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´ ILS/DME 110.7 I–ETI Chan 44 Rwy 09.
  • ·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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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

9

45.0% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 65,000 ops in 2006

2024 total

31,000

10-yr total

338,363

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 84% · Mil 10%

Events / million ops

11.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.32

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 6
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-07-09 Beech A36 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2004-04-05 Smith Aerostar 601P · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2021-09-14 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP 400A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2021-05-01 Cessna 550 · Other · day →
2020-03-21 Cessna 310 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2012-03-15 Piper PA-28-151 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2010-04-01 RATCLIFFE JOHN A KOLB MARK3X · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-04-05 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2007-05-23 Boeing Stearman A75N1 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2006-12-22 Cessna 340A · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2005-03-26 Cessna T206H · CFIT · IMC · night →
2003-09-20 Globe GC-1B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1989-08-24 Beech A-36 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-04-01 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1984-12-06 Beech 58 · Other · night →
1983-01-30 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-12-19 Piper PA-23-250 · Other · day →
1982-07-13 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

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 Ashley Smith Johns Island SC 0 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 36 nm
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 39 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 39 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 39 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Savannah GA 73 nm
Billy Michael Marlowe Myrtle Beach SC 83 nm
Joe Daniel Rogers Florence SC 90 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 92 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Hinesville GA 97 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 Eugene Garrick Johns Island SC 0 nm
Alfonso John Mooney Iii Johns Island SC 0 nm
James Richard Parker Johns Island SC 0 nm
Frank Wilson Stanley Jr Johns Island SC 0 nm
James Garrett Wheaton Johns Island SC 0 nm
Frank Jesus Arza Johns Island SC 0 nm
Jehan Vincent Dethier Johns Island SC 0 nm
William Ashley Smith Jr Johns Island SC 0 nm
Jiska Marlies Ford Johns Island SC 0 nm
Christopher John Deegan Johns Island SC 0 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
Terence John Wray Johns Island SC 0 nm
William Ashley Smith Jr Johns Island SC 0 nm
James Carl Adam Smith Johns Island SC 0 nm
Beverly Jean Graue Johns Island SC 0 nm
Mark Nicholas Ciccotto Sr Johns Island SC 0 nm
Kehm Alan Lecroy Johns Island SC 0 nm
Kenneth Alvah Wilbur Johns Island SC 0 nm
Michael George Pakla Johns Island SC 0 nm
Denny Taylor Sharp Johns Island SC 0 nm
Eric Charles Chadwick Johns Island SC 0 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
 80 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 91 nm
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 116 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 142 nm
Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance
Fernandina Beach, FL
 146 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Fernandina Beach, FL
 146 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 149 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 158 nm
Bragg Avionics
Jacksonville, FL
 162 nm
Corporate Aircraft Maintenance
Jacksonville, FL
 162 nm

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