// Station · 25m ago

KSSC

Shaw Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 28.8°C / 25.8°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

WX VCTS

ELEV 241 FT

33.9727°N / 80.4706°W

LOCATION · Sumter, US

WIND

020°4 kt

KSSC · 241 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

FEW050 SCT065 BKN080 BKN120

T / Td

29 / 26

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Light winds at 020°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 5,000 ft, scattered at 6,500 ft, broken at 8,000 ft, and broken at 12,000 ft. Reported weather: VCTS. 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 KSSC 111855Z 02004KT 10SM VCTS FEW050CB SCT065 BKN080 BKN120 BKN170 29/26 A3002 RMK AO2A RAB11E29 TSE10TSB11E53 SLP165 P0007 T02880258 $

KSSC · day 11 at 18:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · weather: VCTS · sea-level pressure 1016.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

020°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

04L HDG 040° —CALM —— 10,014'

22R HDG 220° —CALM —— 10,014'

04R HDG 040° —CALM —— 8,014'

22L HDG 220° —CALM —— 8,014'

Pattern altitude: 1,241 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

1,800FT

+1,559 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV241 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT138 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KI16 (Kee Field, Pineville, elev 1,783 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT065

Scattered · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,786 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

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

10:20ZSUNRISE

17:28ZSOLAR NOON

00:36ZSUNSET

01:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (5h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:54Z MOONSET22:10Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KSMS

VFR

Sumter Airport · Sumter

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW046
DIST: 6 NM E
AGE: 25m ago

KMMT

VFR

Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base · Eastover

WIND: 320° / 12 ktG32
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM W
AGE: 25m ago

KCDN

VFR

Woodward Field · Camden

WIND: 280° / 12 ktG19
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: FEW042
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

KCUB

VFR

Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · Columbia

WIND: 330° / 8 ktG20
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 6m ago

KMNI

VFR

Santee Cooper Regional Airport · Manning

WIND: 240° / 16 ktG28
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC048
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 25m ago

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