Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field airport at Beaufort (USA) aviation weather and informations KNBC

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Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field airport at Beaufort (USA)

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort or MCAS Beaufort is an air base of the United States Marine Corps located northwest of the Beaufort Central Business District in South Carolina in the United States. Approximately 4,700 personnel serve at the station, and it houses six Marine Corps F / A-18 Hornet fighter attack squadrons.

Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field airport is located near Beaufort, with Burton at 3mi↑, Laurel Bay at 4mi↑, Beaufort at 4mi↑, Shell Point at 7mi↑, Port Royal at 7mi↑, Beaufort County at 8mi↑, Ridgeland at 15mi↑, Yemassee at 16mi↑,

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Airport code

ICAO code : KNBC
IATA code : -
Local code : -

Elevation : 11 m = 36ft

Runways

runway 05/23 : 3719m = 12201ft
runway 14/32 : 2438m = 7999ft
runway 10/28 : 1958m = 6424ft
runway 18/36 : 1201m = 3940ft

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weather : sky clear at Burton

57°F
55 ↗ 73°F

wind ↑ 4mph

Aviation weather for Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field airport KNBC

METAR for Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field airport KNBC

KNBC 202024Z 25011KT 7SM -RA FEW008 BKN035 OVC049 14/13 A2976 RMK AO2 P0001 T01440128

Decoded METAR for Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field airport KNBC

METAR issued by KNBC on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 20:24 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 7 days and 173 hours and -10067 minutes ago.

visibility is 11km = 7sm.

The temperature is 14°C = 57°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94%.

QNH is 1008hPa = 29.76inHg

Wind 20km/h = 11kt, direction is 250°.

Clouds : few clouds at 800ft = 240m. broken at 3500ft = 1070m. overcast at 4900ft = 1490m.

light rain

Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor P0001 T01440128