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// KSSC · Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter

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KSSC

Shaw Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.1°C / 17.8°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 241 FT
33.9727°N / 80.4706°W
LOCATION · Sumter, US
N
WIND
320°5 kt
KSSC · 241 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 320°/5 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSSC 122355Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 25/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02510178 10306 20247 52004 $

KSSC · day 12 at 23:55 UTC · wind from 320° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
320°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
04L★ HDG 040° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,014'
04R HDG 040° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT 8,014'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
22R HDG 220° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT —
22L HDG 220° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT —
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 +11°C

1,500FT
+1,259 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV241 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT218 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 MODERATE
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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,918 FT KSSC ELEV · 241 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,918 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:25ZSUNRISE
17:09ZSOLAR NOON
22:53ZSUNSET
23:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:18Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 27m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE12:46Z MOONSET00:14Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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