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KNBC — Beaufort Mcas (Merritt Fld)
Beaufort, SC · field elevation 37 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RATCF
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KNBC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KNBC 100556Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00890078 10139 20089 50003 $
- Wind
- from 270° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Density altitude
- -926 ft · pressure altitude -163 ft
- Observed
- 30 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 23 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 05 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 14 | 2 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
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF COR KNBC 091600Z 0916/1022 VRB06KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3005INS BECMG 1001/1003 VRB03KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3010INS BECMG 1016/1018 23006KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3005INS TX25/0920Z TN10/1012Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0923 NEXT 1308 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0923 TIL 1312 COR 1613
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.48057, -80.71924
- Elevation
- 37 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1148Z / 2225Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1200-0400Z++ MON-THU, 1200-2400Z++ FRI, 2000-2200Z++ SUN, CLSD SAT AND HOL, OT BY NOTAM.
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (1990)
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Beaufort, SC
Airport diagram
Everything else KNBC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 12,202 | 200 | PEM | HIGH |
| 14/32 | 8,001 | 200 | PEM | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower OPR 1200-0400Z++ MON-THU, 1200-2400Z++ FRI, 2000-2200Z++ SUN, CLSD SAT AND HOL, OT BY NOTAM.
- 119.05
- Ground
- 128.15
- Clearance
- 128.15
- Approach 3000 FT & BLW
- 123.7
- Approach ABV 3000 FT
- 125.125
Published procedures
- 1 approach — ILS/DME
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
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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.