Usar Center, Clemson Heliport
SC53 · Clemson, South Carolina · Oconee County · map
Usar Center, Clemson Heliport is a private heliport owned by the US Army Reserves, 1 mile southeast of Clemson, South Carolina, 750 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 500 by 250 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SC53
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · publicly owned
- Owner
- US Army Reserves
- Elevation
- 750 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1980
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 500 × 250 ft | Grass |
Aircraft registered in Clemson from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Clemson, South Carolina: 9 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport 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 heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- VFR; private use.
- Not attended on federal holidays.
- Aviation support facility
- Ant (lighted) 150' and water tank northwest of landing area.
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.