Georgetown County
GGE · KGGE · Georgetown, South Carolina · Georgetown County · map
Georgetown County is a public-use airport owned by Georgetown County, 3 miles south of Georgetown, South Carolina, 40 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 6,005 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 48 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 15,500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 112 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Georgetown County?
Its FAA code is GGE, and its ICAO code is KGGE.
Where is Georgetown County?
It is 3 miles south of Georgetown, South Carolina, 40 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Georgetown County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 6,005 feet long.
Does Georgetown County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Georgetown County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Georgetown County?
Airline flights go to 4 airports, the busiest of them Smyrna, Georgetown County, Raleigh County Memorial, Richmond International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Georgetown County?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Wings Over Winyah Flying Club and Flyboys Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Georgetown County?
1 pilot examiner and 7 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 Georgetown County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GGE · ICAO KGGE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Georgetown County
- Elevation
- 40 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,005 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 4,539 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, two lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 68 ft high 2,149 ft from the end
- Runway 29: tree 104 ft high 1,408 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 127.4 | |
| Gge and aWOS-3 | 118.275 | |
| Apt Remark 100 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | · Gco available on frequency 121.725 through myr clearance delivery. |
| Myrtle Beach Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.375 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 843-527-3851.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Myrtle Beach International (30 nm northeast), Conway-Horry County (33 nm north), Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field (34 nm southwest).
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
- Existed prior to 1958.
- Activate runway 5/23 medium-intensity runway lights, PAPI runway 5 and runway 23, runway end identifier lights runway 05 and odals runway 05 3:00 am to 10:00 am - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway surface is very rough with grass growing through the cracks.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 through myr clearance delivery.
- Runway 11/29 closed to aircraft 12,500 pounds and over.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 8 departures from GGE in those twelve months, carrying 1 passengers in 156 seats (1% filled), to 4 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown County → Smyrna GGE–MQY | 4 | 1 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Georgetown County → Georgetown County GGE–GGE | 2 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Georgetown County → Raleigh County Memorial GGE–BKW | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Georgetown County → Richmond International GGE–RIC | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 4 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 28 |
| multi-engine | 11 |
| jets | 8 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 15,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 931 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,759 |
| general aviation, local | 9,310 |
| military | 500 |
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 Georgetown from the FAA register
34 aircraft are registered to owners in Georgetown, South Carolina: 15 piston singles, 8 helicopters, 6 drones, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop. 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.
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:
- Wings Over Winyah Flying Club 1 aircraft · Georgetown
- Flyboys Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Pawleys Island, 14 miles away
- Georgetown Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Pawleys Island, 14 miles away
Repair stations in Georgetown:
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Billy Michael Marlowe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT · Myrtle Beach, SC (30 nm) · (843) 222-5303 · [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.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 8 since 1982, 3 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Georgetown 34 aircraft · 15 piston singles, 8 helicopters, 6 drones
- Dah Aircraft LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Land Services Company LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Rotor Blade LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Cooper Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Wings Over Winyah Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Flyboys Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Georgetown Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Rauch Performance Turbine, LLC · repair station
- Sherpa Air Mro, LLC · repair station
- Sherpa Air Services LLC · repair station
- Smyrna (MQY) 4 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Georgetown County (GGE) 2 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Raleigh County Memorial (BKW) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Richmond International (RIC) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Carolina 1,035 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in South Carolina 67 landing places
- South Carolina 3,111 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GGE.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 26, 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.