Charleston Executive
JZI · KJZI · Charleston, South Carolina · Charleston County · map
Charleston Executive is a public-use airport owned by Charleston CO Avn Authority, 6 miles southwest of Charleston, South Carolina, 19 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 5,350 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 31 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 31,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 520 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KJZI · observed 8:35 am EDT (12:35 UTC), 15 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 19
- Visibility 7 miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet
- Weather: nearby thunderstorms
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 79°F (26°C)
- Altimeter 29.97 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC), good until Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC)
- From Sun 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet MVFR
- From Sun 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet MVFR
- At times between Sun 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC) and 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, rain, a broken layer at 2,000 feet MVFR
- From Sun 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet VFR
- From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJZI 111235Z AUTO 19013G19KT 7SM VCTS OVC014 27/26 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS
TAF KJZI 111120Z 1112/1212 19010KT P6SM BKN015 FM111300 21013G20KT 6SM -SHRA BKN025 TEMPO 1113/1115 4SM RA BKN020 FM111500 23015G25KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM112300 24008KT P6SM FEW040 FM120700 27007KT P6SM FEW030
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 JZI · ICAO KJZI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Charleston CO Avn Authority
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 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
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,350 × 100 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 4,313 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 110 ft high 3,589 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 350 ft, brush 16 ft high 438 ft from the end
- Runway 04: tree 83 ft high 2,221 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Clearance delivery | 119.85 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.7 | |
| Jzi and aWOS-3 | 123.775 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 843-559-3123.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 29 |
| jets | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 31,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,022 |
| general aviation, travelling | 15,870 |
| general aviation, local | 10,108 |
| military | 3,000 |
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 Charleston from the FAA register
94 aircraft are registered to owners in Charleston, South Carolina: 74 piston singles, 7 business jets, 5 turboprops, 5 piston twins, 2 drones. 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: Charleston Afb/Intl Airport (12 nm north), Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field (16 nm northeast), Summerville Airport (26 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Charleston, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Charleston, by their names on the register:
- Charleston Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Charleston:
- Skys the Limit INC 2 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Charleston:
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Donald Hay instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Summerville, SC (26 nm) · (843) 412-1999 · certified_flight@msn.com
- Christopher Robert Peterson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Walterboro Lowcountry Airport · Walterboro, SC (35 nm) · (843) 224-1074 · chrispetersonmas@gmail.com
- Douglas Scott Carmody private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Walterboro, SC (35 nm) · (843) 929-7271 · dscarmody@safepilot.com
- Cynthia Hollman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Beaufort Executive Airport · Beaufort, SC (36 nm) · (843) 425-8063 · cyndyhollman@msn.com
- Matthew Cory Archer private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Beaufort Executive Airport · Beaufort, SC (36 nm) · (843) 263-9997 · archerm83@hotmail.com
All 18 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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 · 18 since 1982, 8 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
- Airport existed prior to 1958
- Sunrise to sunset, to activate and incr intst runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency. Sunrise to sunset, PAPI runway 09 and 27 operates continuously. Sunset to sunrise, runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27; PAPI runway 09 and 27; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 operates continuously, to incr intst - the common traffic frequency. Sunset to sunrise, to activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Supplementary lighted windcones runways 04, 22, 09 and 27.
- Tree line 231 feet east of runway 4 thld 21 feet high
- Approach slope to displaced threshold. Is 50:1.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Charleston 94 aircraft · 74 piston singles, 7 business jets, 5 turboprops
- Major Air LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Itm Aircraft LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Zephair Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Charleston Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Morning Star Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Skys the Limit INC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Charleston Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Charleston Turbine Management, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 18 since 1982 · 8 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/JZI.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.