Berkeley County
MKS · KMKS · Moncks Corner, South Carolina · Berkeley County · map
Berkeley County is a public-use airport owned by the County of Berkeley, 1 mile southwest of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, 74 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 5,001 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 41 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 8,100 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KMKS · observed 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 6,500 feet
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 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 KMKS 111455Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM BKN050 OVC065 22/20 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N THRU SE
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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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.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MKS · ICAO KMKS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Berkeley
- Elevation
- 74 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Sunday to THUR, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; Friday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 6:00 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
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: threshold displaced 650 ft, tree 42 ft high 625 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 97 ft high 1,898 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 121.275 | |
| Mks and aWOS-3 | 119.175 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 843-761-1486.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 37 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 8,100, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 557 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,392 |
| general aviation, local | 4,051 |
| military | 100 |
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 Moncks Corner from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Moncks Corner, South Carolina: 24 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. 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, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Summerville Airport (14 nm southwest), Charleston Afb/Intl Airport (17 nm south), Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field (21 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 Moncks Corner, by their names on the register:
- Lowcountry Flying Club 2 aircraft Lowcountry Flying Club is a flying club based at Berkeley County Airport (KMKS) in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.
- Moncks Corner Flyers LLC 1 aircraft
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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 engineering representative.
- Donald Hay instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Summerville, SC (14 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 (34 nm) · (843) 224-1074 · chrispetersonmas@gmail.com
- Douglas Scott Carmody private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Walterboro, SC (34 nm) · (843) 929-7271 · dscarmody@safepilot.com
All 15 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.
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 · 4 since 1982, 3 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
- Ctn: military and chs traffic in vicinity.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport with incr act at dusk and dawn.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Moncks Corner 26 aircraft · 24 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 drones
- Lowcountry Flying Club 2 aircraft in town
- Lowcountry Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Moncks Corner Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 3 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/MKS.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.