✈️ Agenda PJ's

Private aviation is often a window into the movement of business, industry, and investment in a community. Beginning this week, York County Agenda will take a closer look at the activity happening at Rock Hill/York County Airport (KUZA) through Agenda PJ's (private jets), a weekly feature highlighting notable aircraft movements and visitors to the airport.

Each week, Agenda PJ's will track selected arrivals and departures, focusing on business jets, corporate turboprops, medical and government aircraft, and other interesting visitors from outside the region. The goal is not to list every aircraft movement, but to highlight the flights that provide insight into how the airport is being used by businesses, organizations, and visitors traveling throughout the Carolinas and beyond.

Rock Hill/York County Airport handles thousands of aircraft movements each year, including flight training, recreational flying, and local aviation activity. The airport also experiences significant increases during major regional events. When the Adidas basketball tournaments come to the Rock Hill area, the airport often sees one of its busiest stretches of the year, with multiple private and charter aircraft arriving as college basketball coaches and recruiting staffs from across the country travel to evaluate some of the nation's top high school and youth basketball talent competing in the tournaments.

The airport's role in the region is also expected to grow through aviation education. Winthrop University plans to launch a Bachelor of Science in Aviation & Business Management program with a targeted Fall 2027 start, pending final FAA review. The program, delivered in partnership with ACES Flight School, will combine business coursework with FAA Part 141 flight training labs at Rock Hill/York County Airport, creating another connection between the airport, higher education, and the region's future workforce.

Agenda PJ's will focus on the aircraft and trips that stand out — from a Citation Excel arriving from a major business destination to a Pilatus PC-12 connecting York County with another market. As with our other recurring features, the goal is to provide a look at something happening in York County that many residents may not see — the activity taking place above the runway and the role the airport plays in the region's economy. See what took off and landed here in York County...

Rock Hill Private Aviation: Falcon 900, PC-24 highlight the week of September 2-8

Business aviation at Rock Hill-York County Airport featured a wide-ranging mix of aircraft during the seven-day period from Wednesday, Sept. 2, through Tuesday, Sept. 8, including large-cabin business jets, fractional aircraft, locally connected jets and a steady stream of Pilatus PC-12s and other business turboprops.

The week's most visible aircraft was Falcon 900 N70FK, which appeared in Rock Hill activity on four days. The Charlotte-registered three-engine jet departed for Martha's Vineyard Thursday, returned from Green Bay Friday, left for Watertown, New York, Monday and returned late Tuesday from Houston.

Among the other highlights was Pilatus PC-24 N42MJ, which arrived Thursday from the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area, while a NetJets Citation Latitude stopped Sunday between Greensboro and Indianapolis. Locally connected aircraft included Rock Hill-registered Vision Jet N749AM, Fort Mill-registered Citation Encore N560BL and a King Air 200 registered to a Lake Wylie company.

The week's activity connected Rock Hill with destinations stretching from Texas and Colorado to Wisconsin, New York, Massachusetts and Florida, in addition to numerous flights throughout the Carolinas and Southeast.

📊 By the Numbers

46 — Recorded qualifying arrivals and departures highlighted during the seven-day period.

4 days — Falcon 900 N70FK appeared in Rock Hill activity Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday.

3 York County connections — Featured aircraft were registered to owners in Rock Hill, Fort Mill and Lake Wylie.

Colorado — The westernmost destination of the week, with Citation Excel N936EA departing Rock Hill Friday for Centennial Airport near Denver.

11:05 p.m. — The week's latest featured arrival, when Falcon 900 N70FK returned to Rock Hill Tuesday from Houston Hobby.

Tuesday, September 8

Flight Notes

Tuesday brought four notable business-aircraft movements to Rock Hill-York County Airport, led by the late-night return of one of the airport's most recognizable recurring aircraft.

Falcon 900 N70FK arrived from Houston Hobby shortly after 11 p.m. The Charlotte-registered three-engine business jet, owned by Childress Klein Management Services LLC, has appeared regularly at Rock Hill and is among the largest business aircraft routinely using the airport. FAA records identify the aircraft as a 2015 Falcon 900EX.

Earlier, Fort Mill-registered Citation Encore N560BL arrived from Piedmont Triad International Airport near Greensboro at 8:54 a.m. and departed less than three hours later for Westchester County Airport in New York. The aircraft is registered to KAC MD LLC of Fort Mill.

Beechjet 400A N482RK arrived from Jacksonville International Airport during the early afternoon and returned to Jacksonville less than two hours later. A TBM 900 also departed Rock Hill during the morning for Stuart, Florida.

Arrivals

Cessna Citation Encore (C560)

8:54 a.m. Arrived from Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO), Greensboro, N.C.
Tail Number: N560BL
Registered Owner: KAC MD LLC, Fort Mill, S.C.
Departure: 11:48 a.m. for Westchester County Airport (KHPN), N.Y.

Beechjet 400A (BE40)

1:40 p.m. Arrived from Jacksonville International Airport (KJAX), Fla.
Tail Number: N482RK
Registered Owner: Heisler Aviation LLC, 4964 Maybank Way, Jacksonville, Fla.
Departure: 3:28 p.m. for Jacksonville International Airport (KJAX), Fla.

Dassault Falcon 900 (F900)

11:05 p.m. Arrived from William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU), Houston, Texas.
Tail Number: N70FK
Registered Owner: Childress Klein Management Services LLC, 301 S. College St., Ste. 280, Charlotte, NC

Departures

Daher TBM 900 (TBM9)

10:18 a.m. Departed for Witham Field (KSUA), Stuart, Fla.
Tail Number: N328BT
Registered Owner: Withheld from public display at the owner's request under federal law. Records identify the aircraft as a 2023 Daher TBM 700-series turboprop.

Monday, September 7

Flight Notes

Monday produced a varied lineup of business aircraft at Rock Hill, including a Falcon 900, Pilatus PC-12, King Air 200, TBM and Cirrus Vision Jet.

Recurring Falcon 900 N70FK, which arrived Friday evening from Green Bay, departed Rock Hill at 10:37 a.m. Monday for Watertown, New York.

The afternoon brought several arrivals in relatively quick succession. Vision Jet N923HC returned from the Raleigh area shortly before 4 p.m., followed by a King Air 200 from Hilton Head and a Pilatus PC-12 from Atlanta's DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. A TBM arrived from Wilmington shortly after 6:20 p.m.

Arrivals

Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50)

3:59 p.m. Arrived from Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County (KTTA), N.C.
Tail Number: N923HC
Registered Owner: Silver Shadows Aviation LLC, 960 Shootingstar Ct, West Lafayette, IN
Status: No later Monday departure was recorded.

Beechcraft King Air 200 (BE20)

4:51 p.m. Arrived from Hilton Head Airport (KHXD), S.C.
Tail Number: N32DC Registered Owner: Flight X LLC, 587 Bonum Rd, Lake Wylie, SC
Departure: 5:10 p.m. for Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF), N.C.

Pilatus PC-12 (PC12)

5:03 p.m. Arrived from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (KPDK), Ga.
Tail Number: N77SD Registered Owner: Flight Level Services LLC, 420 Airport Rd, Danville, KY
Status: No later Monday departure was recorded.

Daher TBM 900 Series (TBM9)

6:21 p.m. Arrived from Wilmington International Airport (KILM), N.C.
Tail Number: N328BT Registered Owner: The Registered owner has requested to keep this data private under Title 49 of the United States Code Section 44114.
Status: No later Monday departure was recorded.

Departures

Dassault Falcon 900 (F900)

10:37 a.m. Departed for Watertown International Airport (KART), N.Y.
Tail Number: N70FK
Registered Owner: Childress Klein Management Services LLC, 301 S. College St., Ste. 280, Charlotte, NC

Sunday, September 6

Flight Notes

Sunday brought two business-jet arrivals to Rock Hill, including a NetJets Citation Latitude and an Embraer Phenom 100.

Phenom 100 N264AG arrived from nearby Charlotte/Douglas International Airport shortly before 2:40 p.m. About an hour later, a NetJets Citation Latitude operating as EJA513 arrived from Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro. The Latitude remained at Rock Hill for about 90 minutes before departing for Indianapolis Executive Airport.

Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner N505GM also returned to Rock Hill Sunday morning, a day after making a stop between Asheville and Auburn. On Sunday, the turboprop arrived from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport near Atlanta and departed about an hour later for Asheville.

Arrivals

Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (SW3)

10:08 a.m. Arrived from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (KPDK), Ga.
Tail Number: N505GM Registered Owner: NC Hold 7 LLC, 4030 Wake Forest Rd, Ste 349, Raleigh, NC
Departure: 11:13 a.m. for Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL), N.C.

Embraer Phenom 100 (E50P)

2:39 p.m. Arrived from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (KCLT), N.C.
Tail Number: N264AG Registered Owner: Sugarland Phenom LLC, 101 S. Kings Dr, Ste 200, Charlotte, NC
Status: No later Sunday departure was recorded.

Cessna Citation Latitude (C68A)

3:50 p.m. Arrived from Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO), Greensboro, N.C.
Call Sign: EJA513
Operator: NetJets
Departure: 5:19 p.m. for Indianapolis Executive Airport (KTYQ), Ind.

Departures

Piper Malibu/Mirage (PA46)

11:37 a.m. Departed for Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM), Fla.
Tail Number: N845DW Registered Owner: KASA 5 LLC, 1200 WESTINGHOUSE BLVD STE M, Charlotte, NC

Saturday, September 5

Flight Notes

Saturday was a quiet day for business aviation at Rock Hill, with no business-jet or corporate turboprop arrivals appearing in the day's recorded activity.

The day's most notable aircraft was a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner, N505GM, which arrived from Asheville shortly before 10 a.m. and remained on the ground for about 90 minutes before continuing to Auburn, Alabama.

Most of Saturday's remaining activity consisted of piston-powered general aviation and local training flights.

Arrivals

Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (SW3)

9:42 a.m. Arrived from Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL), N.C.
Tail Number: N505GM Registered Owner: NC Hold 7 LLC, 4030 Wake Forest Rd, Ste 349, Raleigh, NC
Departure: 11:12 a.m. for Auburn University Regional Airport (KAUO), Ala.

Friday, September 4

Flight Notes

Friday featured two significant business-jet movements at Rock Hill, led by the return of recurring Falcon 900 N70FK from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The Charlotte-registered Falcon arrived shortly before 7 p.m. and was the largest aircraft recorded at Rock Hill during the day. Earlier, Lynchburg-based Citation Excel N936EA made a brief stop, arriving from Lynchburg shortly after 1 p.m. and departing 41 minutes later for the Denver area.

Pilatus PC-12 activity was also prominent. N412MW made a brief local flight before departing for Wilmington, while two other PC-12s departed Rock Hill for Winston-Salem and Charlotte. A Cirrus Vision Jet also departed during the afternoon for the Raleigh area.

Arrivals

Cessna Citation Excel (C56X)

1:14 p.m. Arrived from Lynchburg Regional Airport (KLYH), Va.
Tail Number: N936EA
Registered Owner: Seven Hills 5260 LLC, Lynchburg, Va.
Departure: 1:55 p.m. for Centennial Airport (KAPA), Colo.

Pilatus PC-12 (PC12)

4:34 p.m. Arrived from a local Rock Hill flight.
Tail Number: N412MW
Registered Owner: SIG Aviation LLC, Wilmington, N.C.
Departure: 5:08 p.m. for Wilmington International Airport (KILM), N.C.

Dassault Falcon 900 (F900)

6:53 p.m. Arrived from Green Bay/Austin Straubel International Airport (KGRB), Wis.
Tail Number: N70FK
Registered Owner: Childress Klein Management Services LLC, Charlotte, N.C.
Status: No later Friday departure was recorded.

Departures

Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50)

3:50 p.m. Departed for Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County (KTTA), N.C.
Tail Number: N923HC
Registered Owner: Silver Shadows Aviation LLC, 960 Shootingstar Ct, West Lafayette, IN

Pilatus PC-12 (PC12)

4:36 p.m. Departed for Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (KCLT), N.C.
Tail Number: N1CW
Registered Owner: Aircw LLC, 1521 E 3rd St, Charlotte, N.C.

Pilatus PC-12 (PC12)

5:18 p.m. Departed for Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT), Winston-Salem, N.C.
Tail Number: N132AS
Registered Owner: Flight Level Services LLC, 420 Airport Rd, Danville, KY

Thursday, September 3

Flight Notes

Thursday produced the strongest large-aircraft lineup of the week through this point, with a Falcon 900, Pilatus PC-24, CitationJet and three PC-12 movements appearing in the Rock Hill activity.

The day's most prominent movement came shortly after 9 a.m., when recurring Falcon 900 N70FK departed Rock Hill for Martha's Vineyard. The Charlotte-registered jet has appeared regularly at Rock Hill and is one of the largest business aircraft routinely seen at the airport.

CitationJet N817HC arrived from northeast Alabama and continued to Savannah, while a nearly new Pilatus PC-24 arrived during the afternoon from the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area.

Two transient PC-12s arrived from Charlotte and Kissimmee, with the latter continuing to Louisiana.

Arrivals

Cessna CitationJet (C525)

9:02 a.m. Arrived from Isbell Field (4A9), Ala. Tail Number: N817HC
Registered Owner: Hudson Air LLC, Henagar, Ala.
Departure: 1:17 p.m. for Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV), Ga.

Pilatus PC-12/47E (PC12)

9:14 a.m. Arrived from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT), N.C. Tail Number: N1CW
Registered Owner: AIRCW LLC, 1521 E. Third St., Charlotte, N.C.
Status: No Thursday departure was recorded in the supplied Rock Hill activity.

Pilatus PC-24 (PC24)

1:06 p.m. Arrived from Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (KGKT), Tenn. Tail Number: N42MJ
Registered Owners: Michael Petit and Julie Rogers, 242 Windswept Way, Dandridge, Tenn.
Status: No Thursday departure was recorded.

Pilatus PC-12 NGX (PC12)

5:14 p.m. Arrived from Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM), Fla. Tail Number: N28KR
Registered Owner: F8 Leasing II LLC, 18258 Minnetonka Blvd., Ste. 145, Wayzata, Minn.
Departure: 5:42 p.m. for Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG), La.

Departure

Dassault Falcon 900 (F900)

9:27 a.m. Departed for Martha's Vineyard Airport (KMVY), Mass. Tail Number: N70FK
Registered Owner: Childress Klein Management Services LLC, 301 S. College St., Ste. 280, Charlotte, N.C.
Status: No Thursday arrival was recorded.

Medical Aviation

Airbus H135 N362AH remained active Thursday, with movements involving Charlotte Douglas International Airport, CaroMont Regional Medical Center and Carolinas Medical Center.

Wednesday, September 2

Flight Notes

Wednesday featured a mix of locally connected and transient business aircraft, including Rock Hill-registered Vision Jet N749AM, two transient PC-12 operations and a King Air 200.

The Vision Jet returned to Rock Hill late Wednesday from Charlottesville, while Phenom 100 N289RZ departed for Concord after arriving at Rock Hill on Monday.

A PC-12 operating as SKQ65 made a brief early-afternoon stop between Birmingham and Burlington, North Carolina. Another PC-12 operating as PCH4 arrived during the late afternoon from Long Island MacArthur Airport.

King Air 200 N213DB also had an active day, with movements involving Norfolk, Hickory and Washington Dulles before returning to Rock Hill.

Arrivals

Beechcraft King Air 200 (BE20)

7:37 a.m. Arrived from Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY), N.C.

Tail Number: N213DB
Registered Owner: Marshall Air Systems Inc., Charlotte, N.C.

The King Air had departed Rock Hill at 7:59 a.m. for Norfolk International Airport before subsequently returning through Hickory. It departed again at 6:50 p.m. for Hickory and returned at 6:42 p.m. from Washington Dulles International Airport, indicating additional intermediate flying not fully reflected in the Rock Hill activity log.

Pilatus PC-12 (PC12)

1:31 p.m. Arrived from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM), Ala. Call Sign: SKQ65
Operator: Labcorp
Departure: 1:43 p.m. for Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport (KBUY), N.C.

Daher TBM 940 (TBM9)

2:36 p.m. Arrived from Cleveland Regional Jetport (KRZR), Tenn. Tail Number: N95CK
Registered Owner: C2 Aviation LLC, 1500 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy. NW, Charleston, Tenn.
Departure: 2:54 p.m. for Cleveland Regional Jetport (KRZR), Tenn.

Pilatus PC-12 (PC12)

5:00 p.m. Arrived from Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP), N.Y. Call Sign: PCH4
Status: No meaningful Wednesday departure from Rock Hill was recorded.

Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50)

10:03 p.m. Arrived from Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (KCHO), Va. Tail Number: N749AM
Registered Owner: Chad A. McGowan PC, 1539 Health Care Dr., Rock Hill, S.C.
Status: No later Wednesday departure was recorded.

Departure

Embraer Phenom 100 (E50P)

4:54 p.m. Departed for Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF), N.C. Tail Number: N289RZ
Registered Owner: Spire Aviation II LLC, 351 Mazeppa Rd., Mooresville, N.C.
Status: The aircraft had arrived at Rock Hill Monday morning from Concord.

Medical Aviation

Airbus H135 N362AH again recorded multiple regional medical movements, including flights involving Carolinas Medical Center, CaroMont Regional Medical Center and CHS Union.