Charleston Air Force Base/International

KCHS · South Carolina, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 010° Charleston Air Force Base/International 3/21
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

6 kt

1 kt
Change
0 ft 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 11,000
METAR KCHS 130556Z 01006KT 10SM FEW020 SCT110 23/21 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 60000 T02280206 10244 20228 58005

METAR Charleston Air Force Base/International - KCHS/CHS

Charleston Air Force Base/International is a midsized airport in South Carolina, United States. The airport is located at latitude 32.89809 and longitude -80.04056. The airport has 2 runways: 3/21 and 15/33. The ICAO airport code of this field is KCHS. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is CHS. The airport's IATA code is CHS. The airport is in the Jacksonville FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Charleston Air Force Base/International on September 13, 2024 01:56, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 010° with a speed of 6 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 11,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 23 °C. The dew point is 21 °C, the relative humidity is 89%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.97 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 19:28. This applies to Charleston Air Force Base/International, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -4 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. The only known company on this field is CRAFT Flight Training and Simulation.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Charleston Air Force Base/International. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
3/21 024°-204° 1 kt 6 kt 24 %
15/33 147°-327° 4 kt 4 kt 68 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

2,000 ft FEW Few clouds
11,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 22.8 °C
Dewpoint 20.6 °C
Rel. humidity 89%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP146Sea level pressure is 29.96 inHg (29.96 inHg)
60000There has been no rainfall in the last 6 hours
T02280206Temperature is 22.8 °C (73.0 °F), dew point is 20.6 °C (69.1 °F)
10244 20228 58005

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:02 (4:50h)
Midday
13:15
Sunset
19:28

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