67 public-use fields

South Carolina Airport Density Altitude

South Carolina has 67 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
KGMU — Greenville Downtown	Greenville	1,048 ft	3,318 ft	July
KLQK — Pickens County	Pickens	1,013 ft	3,208 ft	July
KGSP — Greenville Spartanburg International	Greer	964 ft	3,179 ft	July
33A — Fairview	Landrum	1,046 ft	3,035 ft	July
KCEU — Oconee County Regional	Clemson	891 ft	2,993 ft	July
KSPA — Spartanburg Downtown Meml/Simpson Field	Spartanburg	802 ft	2,970 ft	July
KAND — Anderson Regional	Anderson	782 ft	2,958 ft	July
KGYH — Donaldson Field	Greenville	956 ft	2,950 ft	July
6J6 — Edgefield County	Trenton	611 ft	2,914 ft	July
KLUX — Laurens County	Laurens	698 ft	2,886 ft	July
KAIK — Aiken Regional	Aiken	529 ft	2,838 ft	July
S17 — Twin Lakes	Graniteville	540 ft	2,828 ft	July
KUZA — Rock Hill/York County/Bryant Field	Rock Hill	666 ft	2,823 ft	July
6J4 — Saluda County	Saluda	539 ft	2,802 ft	July
T73 — Kirk Air Base	Lancaster	578 ft	2,777 ft	July
KPYG — Pageland	Pageland	575 ft	2,773 ft	July
KGRD — Greenwood County	Greenwood	631 ft	2,768 ft	July
KEOE — Newberry County	Newberry	570 ft	2,767 ft	July
KFDW — Fairfield County	Winnsboro	578 ft	2,758 ft	July
35A — Union County, Troy Shelton Field	Union	610 ft	2,755 ft	July
6J0 — Lexington County	Pelion	452 ft	2,739 ft	July
KDCM — Chester Catawba Regional	Chester	657 ft	2,739 ft	July
S19 — Mc Cormick County	Mc Cormick	459 ft	2,687 ft	July
KLKR — Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field	Lancaster	486 ft	2,585 ft	July
KHVS — Hartsville Regional	Hartsville	364 ft	2,547 ft	July
KBNL — Barnwell Regional	Barnwell	246 ft	2,476 ft	July
2Q0 — Flying W	Hartsville	292 ft	2,459 ft	July
KCAE — Columbia Metro	Columbia	236 ft	2,440 ft	July
KCQW — Cheraw Municipal/Lynch Bellinger Field	Cheraw	239 ft	2,419 ft	July
KCUB — Jim Hamilton L B Owens	Columbia	193 ft	2,418 ft	July
KCDN — Woodward Field	Camden	303 ft	2,405 ft	July
99N — Bamberg County	Bamberg	231 ft	2,342 ft	July
KOGB — Orangeburg Municipal	Orangeburg	195 ft	2,341 ft	July
KUDG — Darlington County	Darlington	192 ft	2,337 ft	July
52J — Lee County/Butters Field	Bishopville	211 ft	2,336 ft	July
1DS — Dry Swamp	Orangeburg	180 ft	2,323 ft	July
9W9 — Clio Crop Care	Clio	192 ft	2,313 ft	July
6J7 — Branhams	Darlington	166 ft	2,312 ft	July
KFLO — Florence Regional	Florence	147 ft	2,289 ft	July
58J — Huggins Meml	Timmonsville	143 ft	2,284 ft	July
KDLC — Dillon County	Dillon	133 ft	2,284 ft	July
KAQX — Allendale County	Allendale	162 ft	2,283 ft	July
KMKS — Berkeley County	Moncks Corner	74 ft	2,267 ft	July
3J0 — Hampton County	Hampton	112 ft	2,258 ft	July
7S1 — 7 Oaks Flight Park	Fairfax	138 ft	2,253 ft	July
51J — Lake City Municipal Cj Evans Field	Lake City	80 ft	2,232 ft	July
KCKI — Williamsburg Regional	Kingstree	67 ft	2,228 ft	July
KSMS — Sumter	Sumter	182 ft	2,221 ft	July
3J1 — Ridgeland-Claude Dean	Ridgeland	85 ft	2,201 ft	July
KBBP — Marlboro County Jetport/H E Avent Field	Bennettsville	147 ft	2,197 ft	July
5J5 — Holly Hill	Holly Hill	96 ft	2,178 ft	July
6J2 — St George	St George	85 ft	2,164 ft	July
KMNI — Santee Cooper Regional	Manning	103 ft	2,144 ft	July
KRBW — Lowcountry Regional	Walterboro	101 ft	2,141 ft	July
KMAO — Marion County	Marion	93 ft	2,131 ft	July
KCHS — Charleston AFB/International	Charleston	46 ft	2,123 ft	July
KGGE — Georgetown County	Georgetown	40 ft	2,104 ft	July
KHYW — Conway-Horry County	Conway	35 ft	2,079 ft	July
KHXD — Hilton Head	Hilton Head Island	19 ft	2,078 ft	July
KLRO — Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison Field	Mount Pleasant	12 ft	2,069 ft	July
KARW — Beaufort Exec	Beaufort	9 ft	2,066 ft	July
KDYB — Summerville	Summerville	56 ft	2,062 ft	July
KPHH — Robert F Swinnie	Andrews	26 ft	2,031 ft	July
5J9 — Twin City	Loris	99 ft	1,998 ft	July
KCRE — Grand Strand	North Myrtle Beach	32 ft	1,879 ft	July
KMYR — Myrtle Beach International	Myrtle Beach	25 ft	1,858 ft	July
KJZI — Charleston Exec	Charleston	19 ft	1,857 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which South Carolina airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Greenville Downtown (KGMU) tops the list: from 1,048 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 3,318 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in South Carolina?

Greenville Downtown (KGMU) at 1,048 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.