Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field
LRO · KLRO · Mount Pleasant, South Carolina · Charleston County · map
Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field is a public-use airport owned by Charleston CO Aviation Authority, 9 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 12 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,700 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 49 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 18,250 takeoffs and landings a year. About 72 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field?
Its FAA code is LRO, and its ICAO code is KLRO.
Where is Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field?
It is 9 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 12 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,700 feet long, asphalt.
Does Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Left Seat Flyers LLC and Sweetgrass Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field?
3 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LRO · ICAO KLRO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Charleston CO Aviation Authority
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 988 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 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
- July 1986
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,700 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 99 ft high 2,164 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.275 | |
| Lro and aWOS-3 | 118.625 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 843-849-0438.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Charleston Afb/Intl Airport (13 nm west), Charleston Executive (16 nm southwest), Berkeley County (21 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.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Providing VFR; wilson memorial airport will be closed when east cooper airport becomes operational.
- Activate PAPI runway 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude: 988 feet above ground level.
- Two 2000 feet towers approx 4-6 miles east of airport.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 48 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 18,250, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 963 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,361 |
| general aviation, local | 12,676 |
| military | 250 |
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Mount Pleasant from the FAA register
91 aircraft are registered to owners in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: 68 piston singles, 10 piston twins, 9 business jets, 2 turboprops, 2 helicopters. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Left Seat Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Mount Pleasant
- Sweetgrass Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · James Island, 14 miles away
- Charleston Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · Charleston, 15 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); 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: 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 engineering representative.
- Donald Hay instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Summerville, SC (27 nm) · (843) 412-1999 · [email protected]
- Christopher Robert Peterson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Walterboro Lowcountry Airport · Walterboro, SC (43 nm) · (843) 224-1074 · [email protected]
- Douglas Scott Carmody private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Walterboro, SC (43 nm) · (843) 929-7271 · [email protected]
All 14 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 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
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Mount Pleasant 91 aircraft · 68 piston singles, 10 piston twins, 9 business jets
- Shackleford Developments of Sc LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Castor Care LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Left Seat Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Sweetgrass Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Charleston Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 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 3,113 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LRO.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 27, 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.