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Charleston Air Force Base-International airport (Cannon Air Force Base) at Charleston (USA)
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↑, Shell Point at 8mi↑, Lincolnville at 10mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in USA and Southernmost airports in USA
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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 USA
Runways
- runway 15/33 : 2744m = 9003ft
- runway 03/21 : 2135m = 7005ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in USA
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- Charleston, SC train station at 3mi
- Yemassee, SC train station at 49mi
- Kingstree, SC train station at 54mi
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Aviation weather for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
METAR for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
KCHS 140856Z 03008KT 10SM BKN080 BKN090 09/05 A3057 RMK AO2 SLP349 T00940050 50002
Decoded METAR for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
METAR issued by KCHS on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 08:56 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 9 days and 239 hours and -12905 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 9°C = 48°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76%.
QNH is 1035hPa = 30.57inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 30°.
Clouds : broken at 8000ft = 2440m. broken at 9000ft = 2740m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=349 T00940050 50002
TAF for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
KCHS 140539Z 1406/1506 05007KT P6SM BKN250 FM141400 04013G19KT P6SM FEW040 FM141800 06015G23KT P6SM SCT035 FM142300 05012G20KT P6SM FEW015 BKN035
Decoded TAF for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
TAF issued by KCHS on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 05:39 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 10 days and 3 hours and 12 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, December 14, 2024 à 06:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 14, 2024 à 14:00 heure UTC
1406/1506 05007KT P6SM BKN250
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 25000ft = 7620m
from Saturday, December 14, 2024 à 14:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 14, 2024 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM141400 04013G19KT P6SM FEW040
wind 13kt = 24km/h with gusts at 19kt = 35km/h, direction is 40°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
from Saturday, December 14, 2024 à 18:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 14, 2024 à 23:00 heure UTC
FM141800 06015G23KT P6SM SCT035
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 23kt = 43km/h, direction is 60°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
from Saturday, December 14, 2024 à 23:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 15, 2024 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM142300 05012G20KT P6SM FEW015 BKN035
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 3500ft = 1070m
NOTAM for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport
Around Charleston Air Force Base-International airport (Cannon Air Force Base) at Charleston (USA)
near
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- 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) at Charleston (USA)
- 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
→ See also Former airports in USA
Data sources
- 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