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Charleston Air Force Base-International airport (Cannon Air Force Base) (United State)
Charleston International Airport is a civilian and military airport located in Charleston in the United States. It is the largest and busiest airport in South Carolina with 4.5 million passengers in 2018. The airport is the home of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner assembly line.
Charleston Air Force Base-International airport also known asCannon Air Force Baseis located near Charleston, with Wildwood at 1mi↑, Hanahan at 2mi↑, North Charleston at 2mi↑, Melgrove at 3mi↑, Goose Creek at 6mi↑, Ladson at 7mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in United State and Southernmost airports in United State
→ See also airports in United State
aerial view of Charleston Air Force Base-International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KCHS
- IATA code : CHS
- Local code : -
Elevation : 14 m = 46ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in United State
Runways
- runway 15/33 : 2744m = 9003ft
- runway 03/21 : 2135m = 7005ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United State
Coming to Charleston Air Force Base-International airport
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By plane :
- Charleston Air Force Base-International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
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- Beaufort County airport at 48mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
METAR for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
KCHS 190356Z 17004KT 3/4SM R15/P6000FT BR BKN002 OVC020 16/16 A2987 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 SLP112 T01610161 $
Decoded METAR for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
METAR issued by KCHS on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 03:56 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 137 hours and -7168 minutes ago.
visibility is 1km = 1sm.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 16°C = 61°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 1012hPa = 29.87inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 170°.
Clouds : broken at 200ft = 60m. overcast at 2000ft = 610m.
mist
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor S funnel cloud VIS 1 Sea Level Pressure SLP=112 T01610161 $
TAF for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
KCHS 190307Z 1903/1924 16009KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT009 BKN025 OVC050 WS020/22045KT TEMPO 1903/1906 18004KT 2SM BR BKN003 BKN009 OVC012 FM190600 21013G20KT P6SM BKN009 OVC012 FM191200 25014G21KT P6SM SCT010 BKN035 FM191600 28015G22KT P6SM SKC
Decoded TAF for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
TAF issued by KCHS on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 03:07 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 5 days and 18 hours and 21 minutes. weather forecast for 21 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, December 19, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
1903/1924 16009KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT009 BKN025 OVC050 WS020/22045KT
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
mist
scattered clouds at 900ft = 270m broken at 2500ft = 760m overcast at 5000ft = 1520m
temporarily from Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, December 19, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1903/1906 18004KT 2SM BR BKN003 BKN009 OVC012
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
mist
broken at 300ft = 90m broken at 900ft = 270m overcast at 1200ft = 370m
from Friday, December 19, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, December 19, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM190600 21013G20KT P6SM BKN009 OVC012
wind 13kt = 24km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 210°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 900ft = 270m overcast at 1200ft = 370m
from Friday, December 19, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, December 19, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
FM191200 25014G21KT P6SM SCT010 BKN035
wind 14kt = 26km/h with gusts at 21kt = 39km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m broken at 3500ft = 1070m
from Friday, December 19, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Friday, December 19, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM191600 28015G22KT P6SM SKC
sky clear
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 22kt = 41km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
NOTAM for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport
Around Charleston Air Force Base-International airport (Cannon Air Force Base) (United State)
near
- Hotels in Wildwood
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 558mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 638mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 4106mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 4149mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 4149mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 4149mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 4150mi↑
- San Sebastian at 4150mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 4151mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 4164mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4164mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4164mi↑
- for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport at 0mi↑
- for Medical University of South Carolina airport at 9mi↑
- for MUSC Shawn Jenkins Childrens Hospital airport at 10mi↑
nearest airports to Charleston Air Force Base-International airport (Cannon Air Force Base) (United State)
- Medical University of South Carolina heliport ( SC71) at 9mi↑
- MUSC Shawn Jenkins Childrens Hospital heliport ( SC80) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- MUSC Shawn Jenkins Childrens Hospital heliport ( US-1258) at 10mi↑
- Mount Holly airport ( SC98) at 11mi↑
- East Cooper Medical Center heliport ( 20SC) at 12mi↑defunct airport
- East Cooper Medical Center heliport ( US-5597) at 12mi↑
- Charleston Executive airport (KJZI ) at 14mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Raven's Run airport ( SC65) at 15mi↑
- Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison field airport (KLRO ) at 15mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Hondarosa airport ( SC42) at 15mi↑
- Yonges Island airport ( SC50) at 18mi↑defunct airport
- Summerville airport (KDYB ) at 18mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Too Goo Doo Farms airport ( SC51) at 18mi↑
- Pluff Mud Field airport ( SC06) at 19mi↑
- Berkeley County airport (KMKS ) at 20mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Seed Orchard Helibase heliport ( US-7227) at 21mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United State
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
