// Station · 10m ago
KCRE
Grand Strand Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 8 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25.6°C / 23.3°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 32 FT
33.8117°N / 78.7239°W
LOCATION · North Myrtle Beach, US
WIND
230°8 kt
KCRE · 32 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/8
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT023
T / Td
26 / 23
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 230°/8 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and scattered at 2,300 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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SPECI KCRE 271141Z 23008KT 9SM SCT023 26/23 A3009 RMK AO1 T02560233
KCRE · day 27 at 11:41 UTC · wind from 230° at 8 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
230°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H8 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,997'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
05
HDG 050°
T8 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +10°C
1,100FT
+1,068 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV32 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT-139 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
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:08ZSUNRISE
17:13ZSOLAR NOON
00:18ZSUNSET
00:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:46Z (12h 55m)
DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE18:53Z
MOONSET09:03Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KMYR
VFR
→
MVFR
22Z
Myrtle Beach International Airport · Myrtle Beach
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM SW
- AGE
- 58m ago
KILM
VFR
→
MVFR
22Z
Wilmington International Airport · Wilmington
- WIND
- 210° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- SCT025
- DIST
- 49 NM NE
- AGE
- 58m ago
KLBT
IFR
→
MVFR
12Z
Lumberton Regional Airport · Lumberton
- WIND
- 200° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC006
- DIST
- 51 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
KFLO
MVFR
→
VFR
14Z
Florence Regional Airport · Florence
- WIND
- 200° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 4.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW006
- DIST
- 55 NM NW
- AGE
- 42m ago
KFAY
IFR
→
MVFR
14Z
Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field · Fayetteville
- WIND
- 220° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC007
- DIST
- 71 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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