Aiken Regional
AIK · KAIK · Aiken, South Carolina · Aiken County · map
Aiken Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Aiken, 5 miles north of Aiken, South Carolina, 528 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 5,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 47 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 28,300 takeoffs and landings a year. About 118 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KAIK · observed 11:15 am EDT (15:15 UTC), 22 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 12 knots, gusting to 23
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 2,300 feet, a broken layer at 3,300 feet
- Temperature 68°F (20°C), dew point 60°F (15°C)
- Altimeter 30.01 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 10:04 am EDT (14:04 UTC), good until Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC)
- From Sun 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR
- At times between Sun 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) and 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): a broken layer at 1,000 feet MVFR
- From Sun 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAIK 111515Z AUTO 24012G23KT 10SM SCT023 BKN033 20/15 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T02010154
TAF KAIK 111404Z 1114/1212 26010G15KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 TEMPO 1114/1115 BKN010 FM111500 24013G22KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050 FM112200 26007KT P6SM SCT250
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA AIK · ICAO KAIK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Aiken
- Elevation
- 528 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 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
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 3,800 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 07: ILS with DME, PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 25: PAPI, two lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
- Runway 01: tree 55 ft high 574 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Clearance delivery When augusta approach control closed | 126.075 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.15 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.15 | |
| Aik and aWOS-3PT | 118.025 | |
| Aiken and rco | 122.2 | Aiken |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 803-643-8664.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 38 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 28,300, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,617 |
| general aviation, travelling | 14,152 |
| general aviation, local | 12,231 |
| military | 300 |
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.
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 Aiken from the FAA register
58 aircraft are registered to owners in Aiken, South Carolina: 39 piston singles, 9 turboprops, 4 helicopters, 3 piston twins, 1 gyroplane. 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Daniel Field (21 nm southwest), Augusta Regional AT Bush Field (22 nm southwest), Barnwell Regional (28 nm southeast).
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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Aiken, by their names on the register:
- Aiken Flyers LLC 1 aircraft Aiken Aviation is an FBO at Aiken Regional Airport in South Carolina that provides fuel, aircraft handling, terminal services, and amenities for general and business aviation.
- South Carolina Flyers LLC 1 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Aiken:
- Centerra Group, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Aiken:
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 10 aviation medical examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance).
- Jeanette Renee Hibpshman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Aiken Regional Airport · Aiken, SC (0 nm) · (803) 298-9175 · jrhibpshman@gmail.com
- Timothy Standard private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · FBO · Aiken, SC (0 nm) · (706) 836-0442 · dstandard@gmail.com
- William Porcher Dubose private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Aiken Regional Airport · Aiken, SC (0 nm) · (803) 256-3544 · info@scdpe.com
- 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 (30 nm) · (803) 920-9859 · mitchelltim80@gmail.com
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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate odals runway 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 07 and 25 oper continuously.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Aiken 58 aircraft · 39 piston singles, 9 turboprops, 4 helicopters
- Air 1St Aviation Companies INC 7 aircraft in town
- United States Department of Energy 2 aircraft in town
- A&W Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Centerra Group, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Aiken Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- South Carolina Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Carolina Turbine Support INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 2 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 3,109 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AIK.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 9, 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.