Summerville Airport (ICAO: KDYB, FAA LID: DYB) is a county-owned, public-use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) northwest of the central business district of Summerville, a city in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Summerville Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDorchester County
ServesSummerville, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates33°03′48″N 080°16′46″W / 33.06333°N 80.27944°W / 33.06333; -80.27944
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DYB is located in South Carolina
DYB
DYB
Location of airport in South Carolina
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations9,250
Based aircraft64

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned DYB by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[3][4]

Facilities and aircraft

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Summerville Airport covers an area of 195 acres (79 ha) at an elevation of 56 feet (17 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending November 27, 2019, the airport had 9,250 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 88% general aviation, 9% air taxi, and 3% military. At that time there were 64 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, and 2% helicopter.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for DYB PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Airport Code Search (DYB)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "Summerville Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KDYB, FAA: DYB)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
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