Conway-Horry County
HYW · KHYW · Conway, South Carolina · Horry County · map
Conway-Horry County is a public-use airport owned by Horry County, 3 miles west of Conway, South Carolina, 35 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 4,401 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 26 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,050 takeoffs and landings a year. About 3 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Conway-Horry County?
Its FAA code is HYW, and its ICAO code is KHYW.
Where is Conway-Horry County?
It is 3 miles west of Conway, South Carolina, 35 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Conway-Horry County?
Its one runway, 04/22, is 4,401 feet long, concrete.
Does Conway-Horry County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Conway-Horry County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Conway-Horry County?
3 pilot examiners and 5 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 Conway-Horry County…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HYW · ICAO KHYW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Horry County
- Elevation
- 35 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, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 4,401 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the right, tree 89 ft high 1,776 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 76 ft high 2,013 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 127.4 | |
| Hyw and aWOS-3 | 119.525 | |
| Myrtle Beach Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.375 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 843-397-8046.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Myrtle Beach International (13 nm southeast), Grand Strand Airport (20 nm east), Marion County (24 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
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 22 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| jets | 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 12,050, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 301 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,820 |
| general aviation, local | 6,879 |
| military | 50 |
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 Conway from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Conway, South Carolina: 15 piston singles, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 business jet. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 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 (13 nm) · (843) 222-5303 · [email protected]
- Joe Daniel Rogers private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · FBO · Florence, SC (37 nm) · (843) 250-5111 · [email protected]
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Lumberton Regional Airport · Lumberton, NC (47 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
All 14 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-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- 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 · 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. 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 Conway 21 aircraft · 15 piston singles, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 drones
- Falcon Flight LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Carolina 1,036 since 1982 · 173 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 3,112 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HYW.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 3, 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.