Aiken Regional Airport (IATA: AIK, ICAO: KAIK, FAA LID: AIK) is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) north of the central business district of Aiken, a city in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States.[1] The airport serves the general aviation community,[2] with no scheduled commercial airline service. Formerly, it was Aiken Air Force Station.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Aiken | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Aiken, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Aiken County, near Aiken, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 528 ft / 161 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°38′58″N 081°41′06″W / 33.64944°N 81.68500°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | AikenRegionalAirport.com/... | ||||||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
editAiken Regional Airport covers an area of 700 acres (280 ha) at an elevation of 528 feet (161 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 7/25 is 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m) and 1/19 is 3,800 by 75 feet (1,158 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 13, 2023, the airport had 28,300 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 47 aircraft based at this airport, 38 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, and 2 jet.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for AIK PDF, effective April 18, 2024.
- ^ "2021–2025 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 5.32 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 30 September 2020.
External links
edit- Aiken Regional Airport, official website
- Aiken Aviation Enterprises, the fixed-base operator
- FAA Terminal Procedures for AIK, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AIK
- AirNav airport information for KAIK
- ASN accident history for AIK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures