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Salty Fare Landng Seaplane Base (2SC4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:50 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHXD), 2SC4 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Salty Fare Landng Seaplane Base in Hilton Head, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHXD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Salty Fare Landng Seaplane Base (2SC4) is a seaplane base in Hilton Head, SC. 2SC4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHXD, about 3 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 KNBC.

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VFR
Observed 2250Z (6:50 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHXD, 2.9 nm away.

Wind
070° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
5,500 ft
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,600 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KHXD 282250Z 07006KT 10SM FEW046 OVC055 21/18 A3020

What changed at KHXD (nearest station)?

Since the 2150Z (5:50 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 5,500 ft.
  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.18 → 30.20 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 2SC4

Based on the nearest station (KHXD), 2SC4 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 0 ft). 2SC4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNBC, about 15 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
06FAV6 kt head2 kt right
246 kt tail2 kt left

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2SC4 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.

  • Runway 06/24
    5,000 × 200 ft · WATER
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2SC4
    Wind
    06
    6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    24
    6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102001Z07Z22Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 5,500 ft.

2SC4 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 2SC4

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2145Z (5:45 PM EDT) · 49 NM NW of 2SC4 · 15,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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SAV UA /OV SAV330035/TM 2145/FL150/TP BCS3/TB NEG
SAV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAV330035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2145Reported at 21:45 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2115Z (5:15 PM EDT) · 78 NM NW of 2SC4 · 9,000 ft MSL · P46T
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AGS UA /OV AGS100020/TM 2115/FL090/TP P46T/SK SKC/RM VMC
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGS100020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2115Reported at 21:15 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP P46TAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMCRemarks.
PIREP2000Z (4:00 PM EDT) · 79 NM SW of 2SC4 · 35,000 ft MSL · B737
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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.
PIREP1954Z (3:54 PM EDT) · 57 NM NE of 2SC4 · 3,000 ft MSL · B738
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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.
PIREP1939Z (3:39 PM EDT) · 79 NM SW of 2SC4 · 35,000 ft MSL · A320
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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.
PIREP1822Z (2:22 PM EDT) · 57 NM NE of 2SC4 · 3,500 ft MSL · BCS3
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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.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 2SC4

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.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/18 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,900 ft
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

2SC4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHXD, 2.9 nm away.

N06246 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 15° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Water · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Salty Fare Landng Seaplane Base (2SC4)
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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
2SC4
City
Hilton Head
State
South Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
0 ft
Coordinates
32.2339, -80.7542
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHXD
TAF
Nearest KNBC
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 41m

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Pilot PIREPs for Salty Fare Landng Seaplane Base (2SC4)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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