KCHS· CHS· Charleston
Charleston International Airport
large airport · elevation 46 ft (14 m)
10:14Z 00:33Z Day
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Current METARVFR
55 min ago·17:56ZKCHS 251756Z 19006KT 10SM BKN050 BKN250 31/20 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T03060200 10317 20239 58001
Wind
190° 6 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
5,000 ft
Temperature
31°C / 20°C
temp / dew
QNH
1018 hPa
30.07 inHg
Clouds
BKN 5,000ft, BKN 25,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KCHS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1018.3 HPa hourly temperature of 30.6°C and dew point of 20.0°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 31.7°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 23.9°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 0.1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL340UAL221527 min agoTURB LGT
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
03/212134 mASP
15/332744 mCON
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 03/21 | TW 6 kt | XW 2 kt R |
| RWY 15/33 | HW 4 kt | XW 4 kt R |
32.8962°, -80.0382°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 03/21 (use 21) | Preferred | HW 6 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 15/33 (use 15) | Usable | HW 4 | 4 R | — |
Density altitude
1,849 ft
elevation 46 ft
ISA deviation
+16.1°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KCHS
- ATIS124.750
- CLDCLNC DEL118.000
- GND121.900
- TWR126.000
- APP30.692
- APP119.300
- DEP120.700
- PMSVPMSV METRO34.460
- POSTCONSOLIDATED COMD134.100
- PTD37.220
- RDOANDERSON RDO122.200
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. KCHS
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH | NDB | 329 kHz | MEDIUM |
| CHS | VORTAC | 113.50 MHz | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 03/217,000 ft (2,134 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 15/339,001 ft (2,744 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KCHS
Wind7 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp27°C
QNH1016 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=299
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Charleston International Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/25 18:22 UTC
25/18Z
26/00Z
26/06Z
26/12Z
26/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE25/18Z → 26/03Z16010KT · 6 SM · SCT040
Wind: 16010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT040
TAF KCHS 251720Z 2518/2618 16010KT P6SM SCT040
VFRFM26/03Z → 26/14ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · FEW030 SCT200
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW030 SCT200
FM260300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT200
VFRFM26/14Z → 26/18Z2108KT · 6 SM · SCT035
Wind: 2108KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT035
FM261400 21008KT P6SM SCT035
Raw TAF
TAF KCHS 251720Z 2518/2618 16010KT P6SM SCT040 FM260300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT200 FM261400 21008KT P6SM SCT035
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