- Charleston Executive Airport
-
Charleston Executive Airport 
USGS aerial image as of 12 February 1989 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 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 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] 
Charleston Executive AirportLocation of Charleston Executive Airport, South CarolinaCharleston 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.
Contents
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.- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for JZI (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 August 2009.
- ^ This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ 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
External links
- FAA Terminal Procedures for JZI, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KJZI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KJZI
Categories:- Airports in South Carolina
- Transportation in Charleston, South Carolina
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in South Carolina
- 1943 establishments in the United States
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
