Barnwell Regional Airport (IATA: BNL, ICAO: KBNL, FAA LID: BNL) is a county-owned, public-use airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 kilometres) northwest of the central business district of Barnwell, a city in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States. It is owned by Barnwell County.[1] The airport serves the general aviation community,[2] with no scheduled commercial airline service.

Barnwell Regional Airport Barnwell Army Airfield
USGS 2006 orthophoto
IATA: BNL ICAO: KBNL FAA LID: BNL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Barnwell County
Serves	Barnwell, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL	246 ft / 75 m
Coordinates	33°15′28″N 81°23′18″W
Map
Barnwell Regional Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 5,119 1,560 Asphalt 5/23 4,526 1,380 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations 5,750 Based aircraft 26
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces and opened in May 1943. Barnwell Army Airfield was a satellite airfield of Columbia Army Air Base, supporting B-25 Mitchell medium bomber training for Third Air Force III Air Support Command. Training was accomplished by 44th Station Complement Squadron which also maintained the facility. After the war, the airfield was turned over to local authorities which converted it into a civil airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Barnwell Regional Airport covers an area of 859 acres (348 ha) at an elevation of 246 feet (75 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 5,119 feet (1,560 m) by 100 feet (30 m) and 5/23 is 4,526 feet (1,380 m) by 70 feet (21 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending 29 October 2018, the airport had 5,750 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 80% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 13% military. At that time there were 26 aircraft based at this airport, all of them single-engine.[1]

See also

• South Carolina World War II Army Airfields
• List of airports in South Carolina

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.
• Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for BNL, effective July 14, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for BNL
  • AirNav airport information for KBNL
  • ASN accident history for BNL
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures