// Station · 27m ago

KSSC

Shaw Air Force Base

CAT MVFR

WIND 230° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,100 ft

T/Td 28°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 241 FT

33.9727°N / 80.4706°W

LOCATION · Sumter, US

WIND

230°10 kt

KSSC · 241 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN021

LAYERS

SCT017 BKN021 BKN160

T / Td

28 / 23

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,100 ft. Moderate winds at 230°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 1,700 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, and broken at 16,000 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSSC 271455Z 23010KT 10SM SCT017 BKN021 BKN160 28/23 A3007 RMK AO2A SLP182 T02800233 50001

KSSC · day 27 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,700 ft · broken layer at 2,100 ft · broken layer at 16,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

230°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22R★ HDG 220° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,014'

22L HDG 220° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT 8,014'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04L HDG 040° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

04R HDG 040° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +13°C

1,700FT

+1,459 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV241 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT88 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN160

Broken · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN021

Broken · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT017

Scattered · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER16,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,382 ft VFR MARGIN-900 ft

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

10:15ZSUNRISE

17:20ZSOLAR NOON

00:25ZSUNSET

00:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:54Z (9h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE19:07Z MOONSET09:17Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KSSC.

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