Berkeley County Airport

Berkeley County Airport (ICAO: KMKS, FAA LID: MKS, formerly 50J) is a county-owned public-use airport in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. It is located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Moncks Corner, South Carolina.[1]

Berkeley County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of Berkeley
OperatorBerkeley County Government
ServesMoncks Corner, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL73 ft / 22 m
Coordinates33°11′08″N 080°02′10″W
Websiteberkeleycountysc.gov/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 4,351 1,326 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations29,550
Based aircraft45
Berkeley County SC - Airport

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned MKS by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned MKS to Mekane Selam Airport in Ethiopia[3]).

About the Airport

The Berkeley County Airport is owned and operated by Berkeley County Government. The County took over the Fixed Based Operation (FBO) at the airport on July 1, 1999. Operating the FBO, guarantees Berkeley County the opportunity to provide exemplary service and to do so efficiently and effectively. A full-time staff operating 7 days per week, allows Berkeley County to develop the airport and support the increasing aviation needs of the community.

Facilities and aircraft

Berkeley County Airport covers an area of 236 acres (96 ha) at an elevation of 73 feet (22 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,351 by 75 feet (1,326 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 21, 2010, the airport had 29,550 aircraft operations, an average of 80 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 45 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine and 11% multi-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for MKS (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. "Berkeley County Airport (FAA: MKS, ICAO: KMKS)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  3. "Mekane Selam Airport, Ethiopia (IATA: MKS, ICAO: HAMA)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
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