Dry Swamp Airport
1DS · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Orangeburg County · map
Dry Swamp Airport is a public-use airport, 6 miles south of Orangeburg, South Carolina, 180 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,900 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Dry Swamp Airport?
Its FAA code is 1DS.
Where is Dry Swamp Airport?
It is 6 miles south of Orangeburg, South Carolina, 180 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Dry Swamp Airport?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,900 feet long, grass.
Does Dry Swamp Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Dry Swamp Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Dry Swamp Airport?
7 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Dry Swamp Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1DS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 180 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Wednesday to Monday, dawn to dusk; Tuesday, dawn to 12:00 pm
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- December 2004
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,900 × 60 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 02: threshold displaced 900 ft, tree 79 ft high 52 ft from the end
- Runway 20: threshold displaced 900 ft, tree 67 ft high 25 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Orangeburg Municipal (5 nm northeast), Barnwell Regional (25 nm west), Allendale County (30 nm southwest), Lowcountry Regional (31 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in South Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Glider operations on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Unatndd tuesday afternoons.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Orangeburg from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Orangeburg, South Carolina: 13 piston singles, 4 business jets, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in South Carolina.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance).
- Jeanette Renee Hibpshman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Lexington County Airport, Terminal Building · Pelion, SC (30 nm) · (803) 298-9175 · [email protected]
- Christopher Robert Peterson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Walterboro Lowcountry Airport · Walterboro, SC (31 nm) · (843) 224-1074 · [email protected]
- Douglas Scott Carmody private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Walterboro, SC (31 nm) · (843) 929-7271 · [email protected]
- William Porcher Dubose private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Hamilton-Owens Columbia Downtown Airport · Columbia, SC (35 nm) · (803) 256-3544 · [email protected]
- Donald Hay instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Summerville, SC (37 nm) · (843) 412-1999 · [email protected]
- Timothy Wayne Mitchell private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lexington, SC (41 nm) · (803) 920-9859 · [email protected]
- Timothy Standard private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · FBO · Aiken, SC (42 nm) · (706) 836-0442 · [email protected]
All 19 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Orangeburg 18 aircraft · 13 piston singles, 4 business jets, 1 drones
- Jett Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Carolina 1,035 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in South Carolina 67 landing places
- South Carolina 3,113 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1DS.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.