KSSI — St Simons Island
St Simons Island, GA · field elevation 19 ft · NON-ATCT
KSSI current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSSI 111155Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 27/26 A3011 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 240° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 27 °C / dewpoint 26 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.11 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,214 ft · pressure altitude -171 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 7 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 16 | 1 kt head | 8 kt from the right |
| 34 | 1 kt tail | 8 kt from the left |
| 04 | 7 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
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 KSSI 111124Z 1112/1212 26006KT P6SM FEW020 BKN250 FM111800 22008KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN250 PROB30 1118/1120 VRB12G22KT 2SM TSRA BR OVC030CB FM112000 21006KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB OVC250 TEMPO 1120/1124 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM120400 24006KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 31.15197, -81.39106
- Elevation
- 19 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1049Z / 0012Z
- Magnetic variation
- -5° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+
- Sectional
- Jacksonville
- County
- Glynn, GA
Everything else KSSI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,584 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 16/34 | 3,313 | 75 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KBQK Brunswick Golden Isles7 nm
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- KJAX Jacksonville Intl42 nm
- KLHW Wright AAF (Fort Stewart)/Midcoast Rgnl45 nm
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSSI airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Georgia 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.