Airports near Chester, SC
9 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Chester, South Carolina — 5 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Chester Catawba Regional (KDCM), 3.2 nm N. Closest public fuel: KDCM (100LL,A), 3.2 nm. Longest runway: 6,004 ft at KLKR.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Chester | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDCM | Chester Catawba Regional Chester · Airport | 3.2 nm N | Public | 5,000 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.7 |
| 55SC | Falls Landing Rock Hill · Airport | 11.9 nm NE | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KUZA | Rock Hill/York County/Bryant Field Rock Hill · Airport | 16.5 nm NE | Public | 5,500 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.05 |
| KLKR | Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Lancaster · Airport | 16.5 nm E | Public | 6,004 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.725 |
| 01SC | York York · Airport | 18.0 nm N | Private | 2,580 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 07NC | Hawks Meadow Waxhaw · Airport | 22.4 nm E | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 35A | Union County, Troy Shelton Field Union · Airport | 22.5 nm W | Public | 3,508 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.7 |
| N52 | Jaars-Townsend Waxhaw · Airport | 23.1 nm E | Public | 3,309 ft | — | CTAF 123.0 |
| 2NC1 | Hawk's Knoll Waxhaw · Airport | 24.7 nm NE | Private | 1,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Chester as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.