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KFDW — Fairfield County
Winnsboro, SC · field elevation 578 ft · NON-ATCT
KFDW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFDW 252335Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3001 RMK AO1
- Wind
- from 010° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 959 ft · pressure altitude 488 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 22 | 4 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KFDW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFDW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.31572, -81.10856
- Elevation
- 578 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1115Z / 2317Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Fairfield, SC
Everything else KFDW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,243 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
- Approach
- 133.4
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFDW 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.