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).
Weather right now KHYW · observed 4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC), 23 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 59°F (15°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 KHYW 062015Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM CLR 24/15 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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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.
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 Conway from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Conway, South Carolina: 14 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, never named. All aircraft registered in South Carolina.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
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.