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FAA Identifier:  RBW
Lat/Long:  32-55-15.6360N / 080-38-26.1620W
32-55.260600N / 080-38.436033W
32.9210100 / -80.6406006
(estimated)
Elevation:  101 ft. / 30.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:  05W (1990)
From city:  2 miles NE of WALTERBORO, SC
Time zone:  UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:  29488

Airport Operations

Airport use:  Open to the public
Sectional chart:  CHARLOTTE
Control tower:  No
ARTCC:  JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:  ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-225-2172]
NOTAMs facility:  AND (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:  0830-1800
Wind indicator:  lighted, TETRAHEDRON WIND INDICATOR.
Segmented circle:  no
Lights:  DUSK-DAWN
PAPI RYS 05 & 23 AND ODALS RY 23 OPER CONT. PHOTOCELL AT DUSK, GO OFF AT 10:00PM AND OPERATE BY RADIO CONTROL UNTIL DAWN.
Beacon:  white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:  122.8
WX AWOS-3:  118.725 MHZ & 221 KHZ (843-538-3575)
CHARLESTON APPROACH:  120.7 [1200-0430Z++]
CHARLESTON DEPARTURE:  120.7 [1200-0430Z++]

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
CHSr278/30.4 CHARLESTON VORTAC 113.50 05W
ALDr100/(33.3) ALLENDALE VOR 116.70 01W
EDSr166/33.9 EDISTO VOR/DME 111.40 05W
VANr202/34.6 VANCE VORTAC 110.40 06W

 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
WALTERBORO at field 221 05W RBW  .-. -... .--
DORCHESTER COUNTY 250/20.1 365 05W DYB  -.. -.-- -...
ORANGEBURG 161/32.7 226 05W OYI  --- -.-- ..
MONCKS CORNER 247/34.6 354 05W MKS  -- -.- ...
JOHNS ISLAND 297/34.6 283 05W JZI  .--- --.. ..

Airport Services

Fuel available:  100LL JET-A
100LL SELF-SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS.
Parking:  Tie downs
Airframe service:  MAJOR
Powerplant service:  MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:  NONE
Bulk oxygen:  NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:  6002 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m
Surface:  asphalt/concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel:  50000 lbs
Double wheel:  75000 lbs
Runway edge lights:  medium intensity
  RUNWAY 5 RUNWAY 23
Latitude:  32-54.943338N 32-55.654585N
Longitude:  080-38.720747W 080-37.904650W
Elevation:  89.4 ft. 100.9 ft.
Gradient:  0.2 0.2
Traffic pattern:  left left
Runway heading:  049 magnetic, 044 true 229 magnetic, 224 true
Markings:  nonprecision, in good condition nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:  2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights:    ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system
Runway end identifier lights:  no yes
Touchdown point:  yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions:  66 ft. tree, 1402 ft. from runway, 23 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear  

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:  5705 x 100 ft. / 1739 x 30 m
Surface:  asphalt/concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel:  17000 lbs
Double wheel:  40000 lbs
  RUNWAY 17 RUNWAY 35
Latitude:  32-55.679600N 32-54.768353N
Longitude:  080-38.703032W 080-38.425835W
Elevation:  82.3 ft. 91.6 ft.
Gradient:  0.1 0.1
Traffic pattern:  left left
Runway heading:  171 magnetic, 166 true 351 magnetic, 346 true
Markings:  basic, in poor condition basic, in poor condition
Runway end identifier lights:  no no
Touchdown point:  yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions:     

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:  5408 x 150 ft. / 1648 x 46 m
Surface:  asphalt/concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel:  17000 lbs
Double wheel:  40000 lbs
  RUNWAY 9 RUNWAY 27
Latitude:  32-55.245650N 32-55.267668N
Longitude:  080-38.965995W 080-37.908907W
Elevation:  80.9 ft. 92.2 ft.
Gradient:  0.2 0.2
Traffic pattern:  left left
Runway heading:  094 magnetic, 089 true 274 magnetic, 269 true
Markings:  basic, in good condition basic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights:  no no
Touchdown point:  yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions:  33 ft. tree, 280 ft. from runway, 192 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RWY 9 10 FT TO 15 FT TREES WITHIN PRIMARY SURFACE.
55 ft. tree, 785 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 20
Single engine airplanes: 16
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 2
     
Aircraft operations: avg 77/day
55%  transient general aviation
43%  local general aviation
2%  military

Additional Remarks

E67  NAVD88
TAXIWAYS BETWEEN RUNWAYS 5, 9, 17 & 23 CLOSED DUE TO WASHOUTS & POTHOLES.
LGTD WATER TANK 0.98 MILE FROM RY 09 THR ON RY CNTRLN.
FIRING RANGE BWTN RY 17 & 09.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB RWY 23 download (232KB)
GPS RWY 05 download (195KB)
GPS RWY 17 download (184KB)
GPS RWY 23 download (213KB)
GPS RWY 35 download (204KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6J2 - St George Airport (18 nm N)
KDYB - Summerville Airport (20 nm NE)
KNBC - Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field) (27 nm S)
KCHS - Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport (30 nm E)
73J - Beaufort County Airport (31 nm S)

 

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