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Two county-owned airports serve the area, as well.
Oconee County Regional Airport is less than one
mile from Lake Hartwell, only three miles southeast
of Lake Keowee, and less than five minutes by car to
Clemson University. Pickens County Airport is a
county-owned public-use airport just 12 miles from
Clemson. The proximity of these airports to our area
makes them ideal for many private and corporate jets.
In addition, power and water capacity are plentiful,
and the area’s electric rates are among the lowest in
the nation. Within South Carolina, electricity sources
Transportation & Infrastructure are diverse, with nuclear, hydroelectric, and coal
The Clemson Area has access to excellent Both commercial and private air service is sources feeding the grid.
interstate highways, including Interstate 85 available, including Greenville-Spartanburg
which connects the area to Atlanta, Charlotte, International Airport which has six airlines
and beyond. The Clemson Area’s people, offering approximately 100 daily flights to
goods, and services are easily and efficiently 17 U.S. destinations. Additionally, the
transported not only via interstate, but also via Clemson Area is about two hours from
convenient rail services. An inland port less either Charlotte Douglas International
than an hour’s drive from Clemson offers rail Airport or Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
connection to the Port of Charleston. International Airport.
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