Oconee County Regional
CEU · KCEU · Clemson, South Carolina · Oconee County · map
Oconee County Regional is a public-use airport owned by Oconee County, 3 miles west of Clemson, South Carolina, 891 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 58 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 21,150 takeoffs and landings a year. About 145 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KCEU · observed 11:29 am EDT (15:29 UTC), 8 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,900 feet
- Temperature 66°F (19°C), dew point 60°F (16°C)
- Altimeter 29.95 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)
SPECI KCEU 111529Z AUTO 24007KT 180V290 10SM SCT020 SCT030 BKN049 19/16 A2995 RMK AO2 T01890156
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.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA CEU · ICAO KCEU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Oconee County
- Elevation
- 891 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; Sunday, 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; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 26 ft high 583 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.8 | |
| Ceu and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.275 | |
| Mount Oglethorpe Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.8 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 864-653-8855.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 52 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 21,150, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,465 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,884 |
| general aviation, local | 14,651 |
| military | 150 |
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 Clemson from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Clemson, South Carolina: 9 piston singles, 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental, glider towing
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Pickens County (12 nm northeast), Anderson Regional (14 nm southeast), Toccoa RG Letourneau Field (21 nm west).
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 Clemson, by their names on the register:
- Clemson University 3 aircraft Clemson University is a public research institution located in Upstate South Carolina.
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
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 15 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 4 training center examiners.
- Harrison Grady Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Central, SC (6 nm) · (864) 986-9664 · harrisonsmith@me.com
- Leonard Litton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Piedmont, SC (21 nm) · (703) 389-7709 · landslitton@gmail.com
- Brett Avery Zukowski private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Greenville, SC (28 nm) · (864) 201-9356 · bzukowski@usaeroflight.net
- Randall Kelsey Haralson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Elbert County Airport · Elberton, GA (35 nm) · (706) 318-8867 · haralson432@gmail.com
- Gregory Collins private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes · Blue Ridge Sport Flight LLC · Hendersonville, NC (44 nm) · (828) 460-3646 · smokiescfi1@gmail.com
- William Porcher Dubose private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Spartanburg Memorial Downtown Airport · Spartanburg, SC (48 nm) · (803) 256-3544 · info@scdpe.com
- Ronald Edward Cox private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Athens Flight Center · Athens, GA (49 nm) · (706) 296-7475 · rcdpe@yahoo.com
All 41 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.
- 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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 1 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
- No LINE-OF-SIGHT between runway ends.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 07 and 25; PAPI runway 07 and 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- Aircraft may be operating from pvt airport 1 NM WEST-NORTHWEST of airport.
- Runway 7/25 paew adjacent 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm daily.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Clemson 13 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 turboprops
- Clemson University 3 aircraft in town
- Clemson University 3 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 1 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/CEU.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.