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KAIK — Aiken Rgnl
Aiken, SC · field elevation 529 ft · NON-ATCT
KAIK current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAIK 111155Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A3013 RMK AO2 T02380234 10239 20227 70010
- Wind
- from 240° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.13 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,439 ft · pressure altitude 319 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 5 kt head | — |
| 19 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 01 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 07 | 5 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,400–1,400 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KAIK 111120Z 1112/1212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150 TEMPO 1112/1113 4SM BR FM111500 26007KT P6SM SCT250 FM111800 25009KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 SCT250 FM120100 24004KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.64939, -81.68503
- Elevation
- 529 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1046Z / 0017Z
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Aiken, SC
Everything else KAIK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,500 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 01/19 | 3,800 | 75 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 126.075
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 119.15
- Approach
- 124.15
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 6 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAIK airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other South Carolina airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.