Myrtle Beach International
MYR · KMYR · Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · Horry County · map
Myrtle Beach International is a public-use airport owned by Horry County, 3 miles southwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 25 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 9,503 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMYR · observed 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC), 27 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 3,800 feet
- Temperature 76°F (24°C), dew point 62°F (17°C)
- Altimeter 30.03 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMYR 062053Z VRB03KT 10SM OVC038 24/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02440167 56018 $
TAF KMYR 061720Z 0618/0718 06013KT P6SM FEW200 FM070200 05009KT P6SM BKN200 FM071200 03010KT P6SM SCT200
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.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MYR · ICAO KMYR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Horry County
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1937
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 9,503 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 36: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 128.45 | Myrtle Beach |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Myr and aWOS-3PT | 123.925 | Myrtle Beach |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 120.3 | Myrtle Beach |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 322 to 170 | 119.2 | Myrtle Beach |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 171 to 321 | 127.4 | Myrtle Beach |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Myrtle Beach |
| Myrtle Beach Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.375 | Myrtle Beach |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 843-238-0335.
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Aircraft registered in Myrtle Beach from the FAA register
101 aircraft are registered to owners in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: 70 piston singles, 16 helicopters, 6 piston twins, 4 turboprops, 3 business jets. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in South Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 18, malsf runway 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- U.south. Customs service available MON-FRI 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, otr times prior permission required and fee charged.
- Gulls on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Contact myr operations on the common traffic frequency 128.45 prior to landing 11:00 pm to 6:00 am.
- Medical evacuation helicopter depg grand strand med center, southwest bound, contact myr tower on 134.05 prior to departure or as soon as AB.
- Pilots conducting efvs operations; be aware led als in use runway 18 and runway 36.
- Sightseeing helicopters operating in close proximity of airport and runway at or below 1200 feet. Helicopters depg/arrg pad located 700 feet sse approach end runway 36. Helicopter rtes and hldg points rmn clr of runway.
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 5, 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.