// Station · 1h 9m ago · STALE

KSSC

Shaw Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 25°C / 23°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

WX VCTS

ELEV 241 FT

33.9727°N / 80.4706°W

LOCATION · Sumter, US

WIND

240°7 kt

KSSC · 241 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

SCT065 BKN120 BKN140

T / Td

25 / 23

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Light winds at 240°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 6,500 ft, broken at 12,000 ft, and broken at 14,000 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

SPECI KSSC 112000Z 24007KT 10SM VCTS SCT065CB BKN120 BKN140 25/23 A3005 RMK AO2A TSE00 SLP175 $

KSSC · day 11 at 20:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · broken layer at 14,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · weather: VCTS · sea-level pressure 1017.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

240°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22R★ HDG 220° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,014'

22L HDG 220° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT 8,014'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04L HDG 040° T7 kt X2 kt LEFT —

04R HDG 040° T7 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 +10°C

1,300FT

+1,059 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV241 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT108 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

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

BKN140

Broken · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN120

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

SCT065

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

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER14,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,867 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

10:20ZSUNRISE

17:28ZSOLAR NOON

00:36ZSUNSET

01:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (3h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE07:58Z MOONSET22:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KSMS

VFR

Sumter Airport · Sumter

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 6 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

KMMT

VFR

Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base · Eastover

WIND: 160° / 6 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM W
AGE: 14m ago

KCDN

VFR

Woodward Field · Camden

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KCUB

VFR

Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · Columbia

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

KMNI

VFR

Santee Cooper Regional Airport · Manning

WIND: 320° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 14m ago

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