METAR & TAF KDCM
Current METAR
Observed 15:55Z
KDCM 111555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3002 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 000° @ 0 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 30°C / 22°C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 2,490 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 5 NM N
- VFR sectional
- CHARLOTTE
- ARTCC
- ZTL · ATLANTA
- NOTAM facility
- AND (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- KEITH ROACH
- Phone
- 803-385-6664
- Address
- 1854-A, PIPER DR., CHESTER SC 29706
Flight service · Hours
- FSS AND
- ANDERSON1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-SAT · 0900-1800
- SUN · 1300-1800
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 17
RIGHT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 162° / 342° | 5,000 ft | ASPH | 17 R |
| 05/23 | 49° / 229° | 4,998 ft | ASPH | 05 R |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 73', tree, 1800' from thr, 452' R of cntrln, slope 21 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 65', tree, 2113' from thr, 287' R of cntrln, slope 29 |
| 05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78', tree, 1433' from thr, 223' R of cntrln, slope 15 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29', tree, 310' from thr, 87' R of cntrln, slope 3 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
- Other services
- PAJA
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF.
Fuel notes
- 100LLFOR FUEL OR ANY SVC AFT HRS CALL 803-385-6664.
Other notes
- EXISTD PRIOR TO 1958.
- MANAGERARPT CAN BE ACESD BY PEDESTRIAN GATE NEXT TO TRML BLDG AFT HRS BY FIRST FOUR NRS OF AWOS FREQ IN COMBINATION LOCK BOX.
- 05/23RWY 05/23 PCI RATING 40 VERY POOR.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KDCM
Answer card- ICAO
- KDCM
- Name
- CHESTER CATAWBA RGNL
- Location
- CHESTER, SOUTH CAROLINA
- Elevation
- 656.6 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,656.6 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 17/35 · 5,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 6°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 0 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Chester Catawba RGNL sits in Chester, South Carolina. The field elevation is 656.6 ft MSL. It has two asphalt runways. The longest is runway 17/35 at 5,000 ft. This is an untowered field, so expect self-announce traffic on CTAF 122.7 and use UNICOM 122.7 for local coordination.
No ILS approaches are published here. Charlotte Approach handles approach and departure services on 120.05 or 307.8. Clearance delivery is also handled through Charlotte Approach at 704-359-0241. The published pattern altitude is not listed in the facts. Use the current Chart Supplement before you fly if you need the exact pattern entry and traffic pattern details.
Chester County Airport is the on-field FBO. It carries 100LL and Jet A. Call (803) 385-6664 for fuel or any service after hours. Published remarks also note that the airport can be accessed after hours through a pedestrian gate next to the terminal using the first four numbers of the AWOS frequency in the lock box. Runway 17 and runway 35 have PAPI and medium intensity runway lights controlled by CTAF. Runway 05/23 is listed with a pavement condition index of 40, so plan for a very poor surface on that strip. For a first-time arrival, the main things to watch are the untowered pattern, the lack of published ILS and the condition of 05/23.