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KMKS · Berkeley County Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KMKS FAA MKS Elev 73 ft Lat 33° 11.13' N Lon 80° 2.18' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 42.8° 5,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
23 222.8° 5,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.10%

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 CHARLESTON APP/DEP 135.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 16 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 05 threshold displaced 650 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 05–23. 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

  • Runway 05 threshold displaced 650 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 MIRL Rwy 05–23. 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)

  • Runway 05 threshold displaced 650 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 05–23: H5001X75 (CONC) S–35, D–52 PCN 20 R/B/X/T MIRL RWY 05: Thld dsplcd 650´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 05–23—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

    Wildlife on and invof arpt with incr act at dusk and dawn.

  • Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH CAROLINA 407 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0400Z‡ Mon–Fri, 1300–2100Z‡ Sat–Sun, clsd hol; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(L) (L) VORTACW 113.2 MMT Chan 79 N33º55.45´ W80º48.14´ at fld. 247/8W. unmonitored 0400–1300Z‡ Mon–Fri exc hol, 2100–1300Z‡ Sat–Sun.
  • ·No NOTAM MP: 1300–1700Z‡ Mon.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 179º–183º byd 16 NM 311º–129º byd 31 NM blo 4,000´ VOR unusable: 196º–203º byd 38 NM 300º–095º byd 35 NM blo 4,000´ DME unusable: 179º–183º byd 16 NM 311º–129º byd 31 NM blo 4,000´ ILS 111.1 I–MMT Rwy 32.
  • ·Unmonitored 0400–1300Z‡ Mon–Fri exc hol, 2100–1300Z‡ Sat–Sun.
  • ·No NOTAM MP 1300–1700Z‡ Mon.
  • ·Radar – see Terminal FLIP for Radar Minima.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Radar see Terminal FLIP for Radar Minima.
  • ·RWY 23: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·Ctn: Mil and CHS tfc in vcnty.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (843) 719-4751
  • ·AWOS–3 119.175 (843) 761–1486.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®CHARLESTON APP/DEP CON 121.275 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Charleston Apch at 843-414-2832.
  • ·CHARLESTON (VH) (H) VORTAC 113.5 CHS Chan 82 N32º53.66´ W80º02.27´ 005º 17.4 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´ CHARLOTTE L–24I IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Formerly 50J

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

3

60.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 42,000 ops in 2005

2024 total

8,100

10-yr total

103,060

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 92% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=4

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Midair / near-midair 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-07-07 Cessna,LOCKHEED-MARTIN 150M,F-16CM · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2011-10-13 Cessna 150F · CFIT · dusk →
2009-04-24 Mooney M20J · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2009-01-29 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Loss of control · 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 Ashley Smith Johns Island SC 29 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 36 nm
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 56 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 56 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 56 nm
Joe Daniel Rogers Florence SC 61 nm
Billy Michael Marlowe Myrtle Beach SC 66 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 67 nm
Franklin Robert Burbank Camden SC 71 nm
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 77 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
William Richard Finn Moncks Corner SC 3 nm
Stephen Tyler Waddell Moncks Corner SC 3 nm
Bruce George Bottoms Ladson SC 11 nm
Dorsey William Edwards Jr Ladson SC 11 nm
Benjamin Harrison Freer Ladson SC 11 nm
Juan Carlos Pina Gomez Ladson SC 11 nm
Matthew John Clark Ladson SC 11 nm
Richard Lee Kemble Goose Creek SC 12 nm
Marion Andersen Bianchi Goose Creek SC 12 nm
Fabrizio Daniel Di Stefano Goose Creek SC 12 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
Alexander Hamilton Mcafee Pinopolis SC 3 nm
David Lawrence Lucarelli Moncks Corner SC 3 nm
Lewis Lyle Law Jr Moncks Corner SC 3 nm
Christopher Alan Lucarelli Moncks Corner SC 3 nm
Diego Sebastian Castillo Moncks Corner SC 3 nm
Lee Clifton Hoffecker Iii Moncks Corner SC 3 nm
James Howard Phillips Moncks Corner SC 3 nm
Brian James Billings Moncks Corner SC 3 nm
Phyllis Hogge Delaney Moncks Corner SC 3 nm
Steven John Winter Moncks Corner 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
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 51 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 67 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 123 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 125 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 130 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 134 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 136 nm
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 140 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 149 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 151 nm

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