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KDCM — Chester Catawba Rgnl
Chester, SC · field elevation 657 ft · NON-ATCT
KDCM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDCM 252335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A3003 RMK AO2
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- 794 ft · pressure altitude 547 ft
- Observed
- 24 minutes ago
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Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KDCM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KDCM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.78933, -81.19578
- Elevation
- 657 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1115Z / 2317Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6°W (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Chester, SC
Everything else KDCM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,000 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 05/23 | 4,998 | 100 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 120.05
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 4 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KUZA Rock Hill/York County/Bryant Fld14 nm
- KLKR Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Fld17 nm
- KAKH Gastonia Muni25 nm
- KCLT Charlotte/Douglas Intl28 nm
- KFDW Fairfield County29 nm
- KEQY Charlotte/Monroe Exec31 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDCM 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.