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KCHS — Charleston AFB/Intl
Charleston, SC · field elevation 46 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
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KCHS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCHS 100156Z 23003KT 10SM CLR 14/14 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01440139
- Wind
- from 230° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Density altitude
- -237 ft · pressure altitude -134 ft
- Observed
- 45 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 15 | — | 3 kt from the right |
| 33 | — | 3 kt from the left |
| 03 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCHS 092324Z 1000/1024 00000KT P6SM FEW200 FM101000 00000KT P6SM MIFG FEW005 FM101300 20004KT P6SM FEW250 FM101900 23007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
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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
- 1146Z / 2222Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (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
- 15 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR, VOR/DME
- 5 departures published
- 3 arrivals published
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- 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.