Melrose Landing Seaplane Base (2SC3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:52 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHXD), 2SC3 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 6 knots gusting 11, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Melrose Landing Seaplane Base in Hilton Head, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHXD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Melrose Landing Seaplane Base (2SC3) is a seaplane base in Hilton Head, SC. 2SC3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHXD, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSVN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHXD, 10.1 nm away.
Wind from the east (080°) at 6 kt, gusting 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHXD 281952Z 08006G11KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A3020
What changed at KHXD (nearest station)?
Since the 1751Z (1:51 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 11 kt.
- Wind direction moved from 050° to 080°.
- The 5,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.22 → 30.20 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 2SC3
Based on the nearest station (KHXD), 2SC3 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 6 knots gusting 11, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 0 ft). 2SC3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSVN, about 16 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 5,000 ft | WATER | 5 kt head | 3 kt right (g5) |
| 24 | 5,000 ft | WATER | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left (g5) |
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2SC3 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 06/245,000 × 200 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at 2SC3Wind
- 06
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
2SC3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 2SC3
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SAV UA /OV SSI/TM 2000/FL350/TP B737/TB NEG
SAV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SSILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2000Reported at 20:00 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
CHS UA /OV CHS360005/TM 1954/FL030/TP B738/SK SCT 030-055
CHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CHS360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1954Reported at 19:54 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT 030-055Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SAV UA /OV SSI/TM 1939/FL350/TP A320/TB NEG
SAV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SSILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1939Reported at 19:39 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
CHS UA /OV CHS140020/TM 1822/FL035/TP BCS3/SK BASES 035
CHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CHS140020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1822Reported at 18:22 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV 1724/TM 1724/FL30/TP C172/WX FV99SM
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 1724Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1724Reported at 17:24 UTC.FL30Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV 7 NE AGS/TM 1640/FL10/TP C172/SK SKC/RM LITTLE BUMPY
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 7 NE AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1640Reported at 16:40 UTC.FL10Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM LITTLE BUMPYRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 2SC3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHXD reported mostly VFR across 41 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 85%
- 24
- 15%
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Live crosswind meter
2SC3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHXD, 10 nm away.
Wind is 25° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 2SC3
- City
- Hilton Head
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.1392, -80.8681
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHXD
- TAF
- Nearest KSVN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Melrose Landing Seaplane Base (2SC3)
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