Allendale County Airport KAQX: 95-Acre Public Airport with No Commercial Service

A small single-engine Cessna 210 went down roughly one mile south of Allendale County Airport, KAQX, around 10:30 a.m. Friday, fire was involved and two people aboard were taken to a hospital, local authorities said. Sheriff Tom Carter said the plane “was destroyed at the crash site” and that the people who’d been inside the aircraft “were taken to a hospital.” Airport leadership said “the plane was supposed to land at the airport, but never made it.” FAA regional spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the FAA will investigate and that the National Transportation Safety Board will determine probable cause; Bergen added that the FAA will release the aircraft registration after investigators confirm it at the scene.

Allendale County Airport is a public-use, county-owned general aviation field serving Allendale and surrounding communities. Identified as KAQX in ICAO records and AQX in FAA filings, the airport occupies 95 acres and has been open since May 1969. The airfield lies about 2 nautical miles southeast of Allendale's central business district at approximately 32.9951°N, -81.27024°W, with an FAA-surveyed elevation of 161.8 ft above mean sea level.

The facility has a single asphalt runway, 17/35, measuring 4,990 by 75 feet with nonprecision markings described as in good condition. Runway true headings are about 162° for 17 and 342° for 35; magnetic headings are listed in FAA-derived datasets as 168° and 348° respectively, with a recent magnetic variation of 7.5° W cited for 2026. The runway has medium-intensity edge lights and a two-light PAPI; traffic patterns are left for both runway ends. Pilots are cautioned that the windsock “may be unreliably due to proximity of trees and bldgs.”

KAQX does not have a control tower and falls under Jacksonville Center airspace, with Anderson Flight Service Station providing flight service and NOTAM-D coverage listed for the field. The airport publishes METAR reports. On-site amenities include a passenger terminal and lounge, courtesy transportation, a pilots lounge and snooze room, computerized weather, internet access, restrooms and showers, and tiedowns. Maintenance services are limited: listings show no airframe or powerplant service and no bottled or bulk oxygen on site.

Fuel availability includes 100LL avgas and Jet A, with a self-service option noted. A vendor entry for Titan shows fuel prices updated 22-Jan-2026 at 100LL $5.50 and Jet A $4.95, and a contact phone number of 803-584-3801. Airport attendance hours are listed as 0900–1700 in facility records. Operational statistics from the 12-month period ending Oct. 24, 2018, show 7,020 aircraft operations (an average of 19 per day) and 10 based single-engine aircraft; those figures remain the most recent explicit operations snapshot in the federal record excerpts.

For Allendale County residents and pilots, KAQX functions as a modest but vital general aviation hub for private flights, charter activity and local transport. The recent crash underscores the need for clear emergency response coordination and up-to-date safety information. Verify current advisory and CTAF/UNICOM frequencies, fuel availability and hours with airport management before flying, and expect formal findings when the NTSB completes its investigation.