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).
Weather right now KGGE · observed 4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC), 22 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 3,200 feet
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter 30.03 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 KGGE 062015Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM OVC032 22/17 A3003 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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
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 Georgetown from the FAA register
35 aircraft are registered to owners in Georgetown, South Carolina: 16 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, never named. All aircraft registered in South Carolina.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.