Anderson Regional
AND · KAND · Anderson, South Carolina · Anderson County · map
Anderson Regional is a public-use airport owned by the County of Anderson, 3 miles southwest of Anderson, South Carolina, 782 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 6,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KAND · observed 2:56 pm EDT (18:56 UTC), 58 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 30.08 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:24 pm EDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAND 061856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02390111
TAF KAND 061724Z 0618/0718 07009KT P6SM FEW050 FM070000 06005KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AND · ICAO KAND
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Anderson
- Elevation
- 782 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:30 am to 7:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1937
Runways 4
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,002 × 149 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 4,996 × 149 ft | Asphalt, poor | |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete, good | Perimeter lights |
| H2 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete, good | Perimeter lights |
- Runway 05: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 66 ft high 1,692 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 80 ft high 1,254 ft from the end
- Runway 17: trees 42 ft high 1,421 ft from the end
- Runway 35: trees 56 ft high 1,058 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.8 | |
| And and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.675 | |
| Athens and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.5 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 864-226-9522.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Anderson from the FAA register
68 aircraft are registered to owners in Anderson, South Carolina: 50 piston singles, 8 helicopters, 7 piston twins, 2 turboprops, 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in South Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1958.
- Helicopter with skids are rstrd to land on helipads or grassed areas.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 05; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23; perimeter lights helipads H1 and H2 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 05 and 23 operates continuously.
- No ramp fee for piston sngls.
- Airport unatndd thanksgiving, christmas, new years day, and easter.
- Aft hours 100LL fuel available with credit card.
- Widespread cracks.
- Profile of runway 05/23 restricts visibility from thld runway 05 to thld runway 23.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport; more active at dusk and dawn.
- Aerobatic practice area on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Pilots conducting efvs operations; be aware led als in use runway 05.
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 5, 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.