Charleston Executive Airport

Charleston Executive Airport
Johns Island Army Airfield

USGS aerial image as of 2006
IATA: none – ICAO: KJZI – FAA LID: JZI
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Charleston County Aviation Authority
Serves Charleston, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL 17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 32°42′03″N 080°00′10″W / 32.70083°N 80.00278°W / 32.70083; -80.00278
Map
KJZI

Location of Charleston Executive Airport

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,000 1,524 Concrete
4/22 4,313 1,315 Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 55,000
Based aircraft 58

Charleston Executive Airport (ICAO: KJZI, FAA LID: JZI) is a public use airport located in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It is approximately six nautical miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district of the city. It is owned by the Charleston County Aviation Authority.[1] The airport serves the general aviation community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.

History

The airport opened in April 1943 named Johns Island Army Airfield. Initially it was an auxiliary to Columbia Army Air Base as an unmanned emergency landing airfield. On 31 March 1944, jurisdiction was transferred to Charleston Army Airfield when Charleston was reassigned to Air Transport Command. It served as an emergency landing base with no permanent structures being used for transatlantic flights. On 25 August 1945 the airfield was turned over to local authorities which converted it into a civil airport.[2][3] The occasional military aircraft still uses the airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Charleston Executive Airport covers an area of 1,373 acres (556 ha) at an elevation of 17 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has two concrete paved runways: 9/27 is 5,000 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m) and 4/22 is 4,313 by 150 feet (1,315 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 23, 2008, the airport had 55,000 aircraft operations, an average of 150 per day: 91% general aviation and 5% military and 4% air taxi. At that time there were 58 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 16% multi-engine, 2% jet and 3% helicopter.[1]

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for JZI (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 August 2009.
  2. ↑  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
  3. ↑ Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942-2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC

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