Beaufort Executive Airport (IATA: BFT, ICAO: KARW, FAA LID: ARW, formerly 73J) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.[1] The airport is located on Lady's Island,[2] 3 nautical miles (5.6 kilometres) southeast of the central business district of Beaufort, South Carolina.[1] It is also known as Frogmore Intranational Airport.[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | County of Beaufort | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lady's Island | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°24′44″N 080°38′04″W / 32.41222°N 80.63444°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.beaufortcountyairport.com/... | ||||||||||
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This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[4]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned ARW by the FAA[1] and BFT by the IATA[5][6] (which assigned ARW to Arad Airport in Arad, Romania).[7][8]
Beaufort is also known for hosting Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (ICAO: KNBC, FAA LID: NBC), located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Beaufort County Airport.
Facilities and aircraft
editBeaufort Executive Airport covers an area of 110 acres (45 ha) at an elevation of 9 feet (2.7 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,434 feet (1,047 m) by 75 feet (23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending 3 July 2018, the airport had 18,000 aircraft operations, on average 49 per day: 97.4% general aviation and 2.6% air taxi. At that time there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, and 11% helicopter.[1]
Cargo airlines
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Planemaster for UPS Airlines | Columbia (SC) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for ARW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Beaufort Executive Airport: Directions". Beaufort County.
- ^ "South Carolina - Beaufort County Airports". www.carolana.com/.
- ^ "2021–2025 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 5.32 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 30 September 2020.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (BFT: Beaufort Executive)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Beaufort Executive Airport (IATA: BFT, ICAO: KARW, FAA: ARW)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (ARW: Arad)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Arad Airport, Romania, Nepal (IATA: ARW, ICAO: LRAR)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
External links
edit- Beaufort Executive Airport at Beaufort County website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for ARW, effective December 26, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for ARW
- AirNav airport information for KARW
- ASN accident history for BFT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures