Airports / South Carolina / BFT
Beaufort Executive Airport
KARW / BFTBeaufort, South CarolinaELEV 10 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#5 / 31
South Carolina airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 24 Google ratings — ranked against 31 rated SC fields.
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field (KNBC) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Beaufort Executive Airport (KARW / BFT) sits in Beaufort, South Carolina, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 10 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BFT has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field (KNBC, 6 nm), Hilton Head Airport (HHH, 12 nm), and Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV, 33 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BFT vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as 73J and Beaufort County Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BFT, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/4 reviews“This FBO has one of the best views I've ever seen!”
Carissa Doig5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/4 reviews“The staff is friendly and professional.”
Carissa Doig5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Beaufort Executive Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KARW
IATA
BFT
FAA / Local
ARW
Elevation
10 ft
Coordinates
32.4122° N · 80.6344° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs SC fields
state range 10–1,048 ft
At 10 ft, BFT sits lower than 97% of the 33 South Carolina fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmKNBCBeaufort MCAS - Merritt FieldBeaufort
- 12nmHHHHilton Head AirportHilton Head Island
- 33nmSAVSavannah Hilton Head International AirportSavannah
- 35nmSVNHunter Army Air FieldSavannah
- 42nmCHSCharleston International AirportCharleston
- 64nmOGBOrangeburg Municipal AirportOrangeburg
Location
Open the full mapKARW · Beaufort Executive Airport · Beaufort, SC
From the ramp
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