Charleston Air Force Base/International

KCHS · South Carolina, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 210° Charleston Air Force Base/International 3/21
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

5 kt

1 kt
Change
0 ft 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 7,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 11,000
METAR KCHS 250356Z 21005KT 10SM FEW070 FEW110 18/14 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01780139

METAR Charleston Air Force Base/International - KCHS/CHS

Charleston Air Force Base/International is a large 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 April 24, 2024 23:56, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 5 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 7,000 ft and few clouds at an altitude of 11,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The dew point is 14 °C, the relative humidity is 78%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.08 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 19:57. 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° 5 kt 10 %
15/33 147°-327° 4 kt 2 kt 89 %

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

7,000 ft FEW Few clouds
11,000 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 17.8 °C
Dewpoint 13.9 °C
Rel. humidity 78%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP184Sea level pressure is 30.07 inHg (30.07 inHg)
T01780139Temperature is 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), dew point is 13.9 °C (57.0 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:38 (6:16h)
Midday
13:18
Sunset
19:57

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