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// Station · 13m ago

KCRE

Grand Strand Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.9°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 32 FT
33.8117°N / 78.7239°W
LOCATION · North Myrtle Beach, US
N
WIND
260°9 kt
KCRE · 32 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCRE 111253Z 26009KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A3005 RMK AO1 SLP176 T02890222

KCRE · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 260° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
260°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
23 HDG 230° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,997'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
05 HDG 050° T8 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,032 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +14°C

1,500FT
+1,468 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,700 1,850 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-101 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGMU (Greenville Downtown Airport, Greenville, elev 1,048 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,628 FT KCRE ELEV · 32 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,628 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:13ZSUNRISE
17:21ZSOLAR NOON
00:29ZSUNSET
00:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (11h 50m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:35Z MOONSET21:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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