Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field)
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Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (Merritt Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 3 miles northwest of Beaufort, South Carolina, 37 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 12,202 feet of partially concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNBC · observed 3:56 pm EDT (19:56 UTC), 39 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 7 miles
- Sky: a broken layer at 2,600 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC), good until Wed 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 20, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet and more above VFR
- Changing between Tue 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC) to: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet and more above VFR
- Changing between Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC) to: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet and more above
- From Wed 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
- Changing between Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) to: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNBC 061956Z 03010KT 7SM BKN026 BKN055 BKN080 25/19 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02500189
TAF KNBC 061600Z 0616/0722 05010G20KT 9999 FEW020 SCT040 BKN080 QNH3004INS BECMG 0619/0621 FEW020 SCT040 BKN150 QNH2996INS BECMG 0700/0702 FEW020 SCT080 SCT250 QNH2999INS FM070900 07008KT 9999 SCT020 SCT100 QNH2996INS BECMG 0716/0718 SCT100 QNH2993INS TX26/0619Z TN19/0712Z
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 NBC · ICAO KNBC
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · operates 1200-0400z++ mon-thu, 1200-2400z++ friday, 2000-2200z++ sunday, closed saturday and holidays, ot by notam.
- Attended
- Monday to Thursday, 12:00 pm to 0400z++; Friday, 12:00 pm to 2300z++
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 12,202 × 200 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 8,001 × 200 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, SALSF
- Runway 23: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Clearance delivery | 121.725 | |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 128.15 | Beaufort |
| Tower | 119.05 | Beaufort |
| Approach and departure 3000 feet and below | 123.7 | Beaufort |
| Approach and departure Above 3000 feet | 125.125 | Beaufort |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Beaufort |
| Savannah and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.925 | Beaufort |
Aircraft registered in Beaufort from the FAA register
53 aircraft are registered to owners in Beaufort, South Carolina: 45 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 gyroplane. 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Salsf runway 05; ALSF-1 runway 23; PAPI runway 05, 14, 23 and 32; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23, 14/32 operates continuously.
- Closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Special operates by prior permission required and NOTAM only.
- Hook E28(B) (2050')
- Hook E28(B) (1249')
- Hook E28(B) (1900')
- Hook E28(B) (1250')
- Service: A-GEAR - E-28 on all runway in raised position, except on landing runway.
- Tran alert: transient service available 1200-2300Z++ MON-FRI only, closed natl holidays. (see rtsd for addnl tran aircraft information) tran aircraft exp truck refuel. Tran aircraft maintenance unavailable. Tran avn ordnance service available. Lavatory service unavailable. Jasu, fluid, and oil unavailable.
- Remarks: operates 1200-0400Z++ MON-THU, 1200-2400Z++ Friday, 2000-2200Z++ Sunday, closed Saturday and holidays, OT by NOTAM.
- Communications: sfa remarks: as asgn.
- See terminal flip for radar minima.
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.