// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KMYR
VFR
Myrtle Beach International Airport · Myrtle Beach
- WIND
- 260° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KHYW
VFR
Conway Horry County Airport · Conway
- WIND
- 250° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KCPC
VFR
Columbus County Municipal Airport · Whiteville
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
KSUT
VFR
Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport · Southport
- WIND
- 250° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KMAO
VFR
Marion County Airport · Mullins
- WIND
- 230° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT085
- DIST
- 38 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
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