KSAV · Savannah Hilton Head International Airport
ICAO · US · 31 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
4 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,351 ft. Max gradient: 0.31%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 091° | 9,351 ft | 150 ft | CONC-G | No | 0.31% |
| 28 | 271° | 9,351 ft | 150 ft | CONC-G | No | 0.31% |
| 01 | 000° | 7,002 ft | 150 ft | CONC-G | No | 0.18% |
| 19 | 180° | 7,002 ft | 150 ft | CONC-G | No | 0.18% |
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 · 11 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 123.750
- CLD CLNC DEL 119.550
- GND GND 121.900
- TWR TWR 125.975
- CTAF CTAF 125.975
- A/D APP/DEP 118.400
- MISC ANDERSON RDO 112.700
- OPS CRTC OPS 123.700
- POST 165 AW COMD POST 122.575
- RDO MACON RDO 123.650
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSAV on LiveATC ↗
Navaids
- NDB SA
Mavis
0.37 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM
- VORTAC SAV
Savannah
115.95 MHz · DME 115.95 · BOTH · HIGH
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 64 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 MALSR Rwy 10; REIL Rwys 19 and 28; HIRL Rwys 01–19 and 10–28. 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.
- ·Prior Permission Required for access of gen avn acft on the acr trml ramp. Contact 9 before operating.
Watch for
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 10; REIL Rwys 19 and 28; HIRL Rwys 01–19 and 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Prior Permission Required for access of gen avn acft on the acr trml ramp. Contact 9 before operating.
ppr required
All translated remarks (4)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 10; REIL Rwys 19 and 28; HIRL Rwys 01–19 and 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
actvt MALSR Rwy 10; REIL Rwys 19 and 28; HIRL Rwys 01–19 and 10–28—CTAF
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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
Birds and deer on and invof arpt.
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Airport attended 1100–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1100–0300Z‡.
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Prior Permission Required for access of gen avn acft on the acr trml ramp. Contact 9 before operating.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
PPR for access of gen avn acft on the acr trml ramp ctc 9
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (64 sentences)
- ·248 GEORGIA SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTL (SAV)(KSAV) P (ANG) 7 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N32º07.66´ W81º12.13´ 50 B TPA—See Remarks LRA Class I, ARFF Index C NOTAM FILE SAV RWY 10–28: H9351X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–190, 2S–175, 2D–310 PCR 576 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 10: MALSR.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 66´.
- ·RVR–MR RWY 01–19: H7002X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–190, 2S–175, 2D–310 PCR 567 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 01: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 74´.
- ·VASI(V4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
- ·RVR–MR LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 01 10–28 4050 RWY 10 01–19 5450 RWY 28 01–19 3250
- ·RWY 01: TORA–7002 TODA–7002 ASDA–7002 LDA–7002 RWY 10: TORA–9351 TODA–9351 ASDA–9351 LDA–9351 RWY 19: TORA–7002 TODA–7002 ASDA–7002 LDA–7002 RWY 28: TORA–9351 TODA–9351 ASDA–9351 LDA–9351 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 10 BAK–12 BAK 14M(B) (1500FT).
- ·BAK–12 BAK 14M(B) (1977 FT).
- ·VASI Rwy 19 and PAPI Rwys 01, 10 and 28 oper continuously.
- ·MALSR Rwy 10 nstd spacing.
- ·MILITARY—A–GEAR BAK–12A cable raised by BAK–14 device O/R to Twr.
- ·BAK–12B cable raised by BAK–14M device O/R to Twr.
- ·FUEL A, A+ (Avbl 1100–0300Z‡ C912–964–1557, OT 2 hr PN, C912–313–6310.
- ·Svc fee.) A++, A++100(MIL), (NC–100LL) TRAN ALERT Tran acft prohibited when tran alert unavbl.
- ·Pilots conducting EFVS ops; be aware LED ALS in use Rwy 10.
- ·Fuel: A+: avbl 1100–0300Z‡ C912–964–1557, OT 2 hr PN, C912–313–6310.
- ·Air carrier acft ctc gnd prior to push back from all gates.
- ·Pilots should complete all calculations prior to push back fm trml gate.
- ·No 180º turns on asph for acft over 12,500 lbs gross.
- ·Rwy 01–19 ctr 75´ keel section of rwy conc full length, last 500´ conc, full width, both ends.
- ·All twy int conc exc Twy B at the North end of the rwy and Twy B2.
- ·Remainder of Rwy 01–19 asph.
- ·Rwy 10–28 ctr 75´ keel section conc full length, all twy int conc exc Twy C2 and C3.
- ·Remainder of Rwy 10–28 asph.
- ·Twy B2, Twy C2 are ltd to 12,500 lbs.
- ·Twy A, Twy B, Twy C, Twy D, Twy E, Twy F, Twy G and Twy H are ltd to dual wheel acft up to 173,000 lbs and dual tandem wheel acft up to 310,000 lbs.
- ·Twy E clsd from Rwy 28 to but not incld Twy E2 to acft with wingspan of 175´ or greater.
- ·Twy E2 connector clsd to acft ldg Rwy 28.
- ·Distance from touchdown too short for safe turn.
- ·Acft/vehicles on the south end of Twy A and the east end of Twy E not visible from the ATCT.
+ 34 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
31 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
33
since 1982
Fatal
2
6.1% 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
Peak: 118,186 ops in 2022
2024 total
112,971
10-yr total
1,021,848
2024 mix
AC/AT 50% · GA 46% · Mil 4%
Events / million ops
5.9
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.36
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=5
- Gear-up landing 2
- Fire / smoke 1
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
- Hard landing 1
All time · n=31
- Other 12
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
- Hard landing 3
- Loss of control 2
- Fire / smoke 2
- Ground collision 2
- Gear-up landing 2
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
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 GA
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Scott Carmody | Savannah | GA | 7 nm |
| Elliot Neal Brandt | Hinesville | GA | 28 nm |
| Cynthia Hollman | Beaufort | SC | 31 nm |
| Douglas Scott Carmody | Beaufort | SC | 31 nm |
| Matthew Cory Archer | Beaufort | SC | 31 nm |
| Christopher Robert Peterson | Walterboro | SC | 54 nm |
| William Ashley Smith | Johns Island | SC | 70 nm |
| Jeanette Renee Hibpshman | Aiken | SC | 88 nm |
| Adam Stuart Reid | Eastman | GA | 100 nm |
| Matthew Emerson Blythe | Jacksonville | FL | 110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Joseph Teszler | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
| Richard Byron Donica | Pooler | GA | 3 nm |
| Benjamin Allen Phillips | Pooler | GA | 3 nm |
| Thomas Michael Landis | Pooler | GA | 3 nm |
| Michael Stephen Hanson | Pooler | GA | 3 nm |
| Mark Denis Carpenter | Pooler | GA | 3 nm |
| Chad Eric Bland | Pooler | GA | 3 nm |
| Joseph William Butt | Pooler | GA | 3 nm |
| Cory Aaron Parks | Pooler | GA | 3 nm |
| Cody Shea Wyatt | Pooler | GA | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Steven Clifton | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
| Gary S Cox | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
| John Lee Nelson | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
| Johnnie Edward Shrimplin | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
| Kerry Lamonte Mack | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
| Eli Matthews Gaultney Iii | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
| Anthony Brian Hughes | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
| Brad Edward Bush | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
| Matthew Benjamin Schrodt | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
| Earl Kevin Kihnley | Garden City | GA | 3 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC St. Simons Island, GA | 59 nm |
| Advanced AeroTechnologies Group Fernandina Beach, FL | 92 nm |
| Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance Fernandina Beach, FL | 92 nm |
| Bragg Avionics Jacksonville, FL | 109 nm |
| Corporate Aircraft Maintenance Jacksonville, FL | 109 nm |
| Aircraft Maintenance Services Columbia, SC | 111 nm |
| South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC. Sumter, SC | 120 nm |
| C-Ray Avionics Athens, GA | 153 nm |
| Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance Anderson, SC | 161 nm |
| Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation) Winder, GA | 167 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗