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KCHS — Charleston AFB/Intl
Charleston, SC · field elevation 46 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KCHS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCHS 111156Z 26003KT 10SM FEW150 SCT250 26/24 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02560239 10256 20239 53010
- Wind
- from 260° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,094 ft · pressure altitude -134 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 33 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 15 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 03 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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, 35,000–35,000 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 KCHS 111120Z 1112/1212 25004KT P6SM SCT035 BKN150 FM111300 28008KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1120/1124 VRB10G15KT 5SM -TSRA SCT035CB BKN050 FM120100 24004KT P6SM SCT050 SCT200
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.89864, -80.04053
- Elevation
- 46 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1041Z / 0009Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -7° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100,A1+
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Charleston, SC
Airport diagram
Everything else KCHS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 9,001 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 03/21 | 7,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 124.75
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 126.0
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 127.325
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 151-330
- 120.7
- Approach 331-150
- 121.275
Published procedures
- 17 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR, VOR/DME
- 5 departures published
- 3 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KJZI Charleston Exec12 nm
- KLRO Mt Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Fld13 nm
- KDYB Summerville16 nm
- KMKS Berkeley County17 nm
- KRBW Lowcountry Rgnl30 nm
- KMNI Santee Cooper Rgnl42 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCHS 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.