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La Dolce Terra Airport (38SC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEHO), 38SC is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near La Dolce Terra Airport in Gaffney, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEHO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

La Dolce Terra Airport (38SC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gaffney, SC at a field elevation of 890 ft. 38SC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEHO, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGSP.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEHO, 8.6 nm away.

Wind
070° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.34"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.34 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEHO 281715Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A3034 RMK AO2 T02080101

What changed at KEHO (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 38SC

Based on the nearest station (KEHO), 38SC is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 890 ft). 38SC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGSP, about 29 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
05FAV7 kt head2 kt right
237 kt tail2 kt left

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38SC 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 05/23
    2,300 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 38SC
    Wind
    05
    7 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    23
    7 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
061217Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

38SC 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 38SC

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

PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 94 NM NE of 38SC · during descent · C56
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1623/FL018/TP C56/RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSL
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C56Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSLRemarks.
PIREP1621Z (12:21 PM EDT) · 78 NM N of 38SC · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
light turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV/TM 1621/FL360/TP A319/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1621Reported at 16:21 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) · 94 NM NE of 38SC · during descent · C56X
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1535/FL020/TP C56X/RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASES 013
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASE…Remarks.
PIREP1517Z (11:17 AM EDT) · 100 NM S of 38SC · 3,500 ft MSL · C25B
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AGS UA /OV 18 NW AGS/TM 1517/FL035/TP C25B/SK SKC/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 NW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1513Z (11:13 AM EDT) · 82 NM W of 38SC · 23,000 ft MSL · A321
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1513/FL230/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 49
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 49Remarks.
PIREP1512Z (11:12 AM EDT) · 73 NM NW of 38SC · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV240020/TM 1512/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMV240020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1511Z (11:11 AM EDT) · 82 NM W of 38SC · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
light chop turbulence
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1511/FL300/TP B737/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 50
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1511Reported at 15:11 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD 50Remarks.
PIREP1456Z (10:56 AM EDT) · 100 NM N of 38SC · 24,000 ft MSL · BE10
light rime icing
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VJI UA /OV GZG/TM 1456/FL240/TP BE10/TA M22/IC LGT RIME/RM ZTLFD
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GZGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1456Reported at 14:56 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BE10Aircraft type reporting.
TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZTLFDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 38SC

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEHO reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 3,200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 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.

05
77%
23
23%

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Live crosswind meter

38SC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEHO, 8.6 nm away.

N05237 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of La Dolce Terra Airport (38SC)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
38SC
City
Gaffney
State
South Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
890 ft
Coordinates
35.1778, -81.7478
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEHO
TAF
Nearest KGSP
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 14m

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Pilot PIREPs for La Dolce Terra Airport (38SC)

Community-submitted

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

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