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KNBC — Beaufort Mcas (Merritt Fld)
Beaufort, SC · field elevation 37 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RATCF
KNBC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KNBC 252256Z 34006KT 7SM CLR 22/10 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 LAST T02220100
- Wind
- from 340° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 827 ft · pressure altitude -23 ft
- Observed
- 62 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 5 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 05 | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 23 | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 14 | 5 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 38,000–38,000 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 COR KNBC 251500Z 2516/2622 02010KT 9999 FEW020 QNH3000INS TEMPO 2516/2521 35009G19KT FM252100 01006KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS BECMG 2610/2612 34006KT 9999 FEW025 SCT050 QNH2993INS TX27/2619Z TN14/2610Z LAST NO AMD AFT 2523 NEXT 2716 COR 2200
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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
- 1113Z / 2315Z
- 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
- Make a poster of the KNBC airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
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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.