Branhams Airport
6J7 · Darlington, South Carolina · Darlington County · map
Branhams Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles southwest of Darlington, South Carolina, 166 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,200 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Branhams Airport?
Its FAA code is 6J7.
Where is Branhams Airport?
It is 3 miles southwest of Darlington, South Carolina, 166 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Branhams Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,200 feet long, grass.
Does Branhams Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Branhams Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Riseaero LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Branhams Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 1 aviation medical examiner 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 Branhams Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 6J7
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 166 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,200 × 100 ft | Grass, good | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: VASI, two boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 68 ft high 528 ft from the end
- Runway 34: VASI, two boxes on the left, road 70 ft high 426 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Darlington County (10 nm north), Florence Regional (12 nm southeast), Hartsville Regional (12 nm northwest), Marlboro County Jetport/H E Avent Field (23 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Darlington County (10 nm north), Florence Regional (12 nm southeast), Hartsville Regional (12 nm northwest), Lee County/Butters Field (15 nm west).
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
- VFR operations only; all turns to be made west of airport.
- Airport rotating beacon out of service indefinitely.
- Activate VASI runway 16 and 34; low-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 16 has right traffic only.
- Buildings 70 feet left and 125 feet right at end of threshold.
- Runway 34 has dirt road running through the rpz at the threshold.
- Slightly bumpy in some areas.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 Darlington from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Darlington, South Carolina: 6 piston singles, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in South Carolina.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Riseaero LLC 5 aircraft · Florence, 13 miles away Riseaero is a flight school and FBO operating at Hartsville Regional Airport and Florence Regional Airport in South Carolina.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Joe Daniel Rogers private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · FBO · Florence, SC (12 nm) · (843) 250-5111 · [email protected]
- Franklin Robert Burbank private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, gliders · Camden FBO · Camden, SC (32 nm) · (352) 223-2883 · [email protected]
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Lumberton Regional Airport · Lumberton, NC (47 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
All 5 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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 · 2 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 Darlington 7 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 1 balloons
- Riseaero LLC 5 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Carolina 1,036 since 1982 · 173 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 3,112 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/6J7.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 2, 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.