// Station · 10m ago
KNBC
Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 37 FT
32.4774°N / 80.7232°W
LOCATION · Beaufort, US
WIND
270°8 kt
KNBC · 37 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 21
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 270°/8 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 KNBC 111256Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 31/21 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 T03110206
KNBC · day 11 at 12:56 UTC · wind from 270° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
270°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H6 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 12,202'
32
HDG 320°
H5 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 75%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
14
HDG 140°
T5 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
05
HDG 050°
T6 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,037 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 +16°C
1,700FT
+1,663 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV37 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT-155 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP
(Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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)
10:25ZSUNRISE
17:29ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:01Z (11h 55m)
DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:46Z
MOONSET21:55Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K3J1
VFR
Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport · Ridgeland
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KHXD
VFR
Hilton Head Airport · Hilton Head Island
- WIND
- 290° / 9 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM S
- AGE
- 15m ago
KRBW
VFR
Lowcountry Regional Airport · Walterboro
- WIND
- 250° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
KSAV
VFR
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah
- WIND
- 260° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT160
- DIST
- 32 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KSVN
VFR
Hunter Army Air Field · Savannah
- WIND
- 250° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT160
- DIST
- 35 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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