Barnwell Regional
BNL · KBNL · Barnwell, South Carolina · Barnwell County · map
Barnwell Regional is a public-use airport owned by Barnwell County, 1 mile northwest of Barnwell, South Carolina, 246 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,119 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)) and about 30 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,750 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Barnwell Regional?
Its FAA code is BNL, and its ICAO code is KBNL.
Where is Barnwell Regional?
It is 1 mile northwest of Barnwell, South Carolina, 246 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Barnwell Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 5,119 feet long.
Does Barnwell Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Barnwell Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas).
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Barnwell Regional?
6 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BNL · ICAO KBNL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Barnwell County
- Elevation
- 246 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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,119 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 4,526 × 70 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS), right-hand traffic pattern, tree 90 ft high 2,606 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 68 ft high 1,374 ft from the end
- Runway 23: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Bnl and aWOS-3PT | 119.775 | |
| Apt Remark 1 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | · Gco available on frequency 121.725 through zjx clearance delivery. |
| Millen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.925 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 803-259-4536.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Allendale County (17 nm south), Hampton County (28 nm southeast), Aiken Regional (28 nm northwest).
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
- Airport existed prior to 1958.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 through zjx clearance delivery.
- Activate odals runway 17; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 17 and 35 oper continuously, otr times - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available. Emergency fuel shutoff located on right side of terminal building atchd to elecl vault.
- 12 feet trees 247 feet L of centerline and 70 feet from runway threshold.
- Runway has mult cracks and raveling producing fod. Runway thresholds not marked.
- Rstrd use to aircraft weighing 12500 and less.
- Aerobatic act west of runway 17/35. When active, incoming aircraft approach airport from east.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 30 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,750, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 412 |
| general aviation, travelling | 2,118 |
| general aviation, local | 2,470 |
| military | 750 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Barnwell from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Barnwell, South Carolina: 7 piston singles, 1 helicopter. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 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: 9 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance).
- Jeanette Renee Hibpshman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Aiken Regional Airport · Aiken, SC (28 nm) · (803) 298-9175 · [email protected]
- Timothy Standard private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · FBO · Aiken, SC (28 nm) · (706) 836-0442 · [email protected]
- William Porcher Dubose private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Aiken Regional Airport · Aiken, SC (28 nm) · (803) 256-3544 · [email protected]
- Christopher Robert Peterson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Walterboro Lowcountry Airport · Walterboro, SC (43 nm) · (843) 224-1074 · [email protected]
- Douglas Scott Carmody private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Walterboro, SC (43 nm) · (843) 929-7271 · [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 (45 nm) · (803) 920-9859 · [email protected]
All 17 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-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 · 6 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 Barnwell 8 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 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/BNL.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.