KSCD — Merkel Fld Sylacauga Muni
Sylacauga, AL · field elevation 569 ft · NON-ATCT
KSCD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSCD 100115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A3018 RMK AO2 T00980090
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- -236 ft · pressure altitude 309 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSCD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSCD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.17183, -86.30553
- Elevation
- 569 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1212Z / 2246Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Talladega, AL
Everything else KSCD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,390 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 123.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KALX Thomas C Russell Fld23 nm
- KPLR St Clair County23 nm
- KEET Shelby County24 nm
- KASN Talladega Muni27 nm
- KEKY Bessemer Ntl32 nm
- KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl33 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSCD airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama 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.