- Conway-Horry County Airport
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Conway-Horry County Airport IATA: none – ICAO: KHYW – FAA LID: HYW Summary Airport type Public Owner Horry County Department of Airports Serves Conway, South Carolina Location U.S. Route 378 Elevation AMSL 35 ft / 11 m Coordinates 33°49′43″N 079°07′20″W / 33.82861°N 79.12222°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 4,401 1,341 Asphalt Statistics (2007) Aircraft operations 43,050 Based aircraft 39 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Conway-Horry County Airport (ICAO: KHYW, FAA LID: HYW) is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Conway, a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States.[1]
Conway-Horry County airport serves mostly general aviation with maintenance and refueling of aircraft. The airport is located off of U.S. Route 378 west of the city of Conway. The airport has 2 runways and covers 265 acres (1.07 km2) of land.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HYW by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
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Facilities and aircraft
Conway-Horry County Airport covers an area of 265 acres (107 ha) at an elevation of 35 feet (11 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with a 4,401 by 75 ft (1,341 x 23 m) asphalt surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 11, 2007, the airport had 43,050 aircraft operations, an average of 117 per day: ~99% general aviation, <1% air charter and <1% military. At that time there were 39 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine and 10% multi-engine.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for HYW (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-09-25.
- ^ KHYW - Conway, South Carolina (Conway-Horry County Airport) at Great Circle Mapper
External links
- Horry County Department of Airports
- South Carolina Division of Aeronautics
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HYW, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for HYW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for HYW
Roadway and highway network Limited access highwaysS.C. Route 31 (future I-74) - S.C. Route 22 (future I-73) - Robert Edge Parkway (future I-174) - Southern Evacuation Lifeline (proposed)U.S. and State highwaysCounty and city roadsAirports Commercial aviationGeneral aviationConway-Horry County Airport (KHYW) - Georgetown County Airport (KGGE) - Grand Strand Airport (KCRE) - Twin City AirportCategories:- Airports in South Carolina
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