Allendale County
AQX · KAQX · Allendale, South Carolina · Allendale County · map
Allendale County is a public-use airport owned by Allendale County, 2 miles southeast of Allendale, South Carolina, 162 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 4,990 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KAQX · observed 4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC), 23 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 4,400 feet
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter 30.00 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAQX 062015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW044 25/16 A3000 RMK AO2
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 AQX · ICAO KAQX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Allendale County
- Elevation
- 162 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,990 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 82 ft high 1,222 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Aqx and aWOS-3PT | 118.950 | |
| Millen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.925 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 803-584-3696.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Allendale from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Allendale, South Carolina: 6 piston singles. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in South Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 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
- 5 feet drainage structure located 1220 feet from runway 17 thld and 75 feet L.
- Activate PAPI runway 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Windsock may be unrel due to proximity of trees and buildings.
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.