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Hemingway Stuckey Airport (K38J) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCKI), K38J is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hemingway Stuckey Airport in Hemingway, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCKI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hemingway Stuckey Airport (K38J) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hemingway, SC at a field elevation of 54 ft. K38J has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCKI, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,386 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (3:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCKI, 17 nm away.

Wind
070° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,600 ft, scattered clouds at 4,200 ft, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCKI 281935Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM SCT036 SCT042 SCT050 26/14 A3022 RMK AO2

What changed at KCKI (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 5,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for K38J

Based on the nearest station (KCKI), K38J is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 54 ft). K38J does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFLO, 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
11FAV3 kt head2 kt left
293 kt tail2 kt right

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K38J 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 11/29
    3,386 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K38J
    Wind
    11
    3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    29
    3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
081619Z07Z19Z

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

K38J 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 K38J

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

PIREP1926Z (3:26 PM EDT) · 27 NM E of K38J · 3,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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MYR UA /OV 7 SW MYR/TM 1926/FL030/TP CRJ9/SK SCT031
MYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 SW MYRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1926Reported at 19:26 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT031Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1822Z (2:22 PM EDT) · 65 NM S of K38J · 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.
PIREP1621Z (12:21 PM EDT) · 92 NM SE of K38J · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
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ILM UA /OV ILM186076/TM 1621/FL340/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILM186076Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1621Reported at 16:21 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1555Z (11:55 AM EDT) · 92 NM SE of K38J · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
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ILM UA /OV ILM186076/TM 1555/FL340/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILM186076Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1555Reported at 15:55 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1555Z (11:55 AM EDT) · 99 NM E of K38J · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
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ILM UA /OV ILM180076/TM 1555/FL340/TP B737/TB NEG
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILM180076Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1555Reported at 15:55 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1434Z (10:34 AM EDT) · 57 NM SW of K38J · during descent · SF50
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KCHS UA /OV CHS/TM 1434/FLDURD/TP SF50/SK BKN006
KCHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1434Reported at 14:34 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 82 NM NE of K38J · 3,800 ft MSL · CRJ9
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FAY UA /OV FAY/TM 1424/FL038/TP CRJ9/RM BASES
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASESRemarks.
PIREP1402Z (10:02 AM EDT) · 57 NM SW of K38J · during climb · PC12
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KCHS UA /OV CHS/TM 1402/FLDURC/TP PC12/SK OVC004/RM TOPS 010
KCHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1402Reported at 14:02 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC004Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM TOPS 010Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K38J

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCKI reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,600 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,100 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

11
58%
29
42%

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Live crosswind meter

K38J has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCKI, 17 nm away.

N11294 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 36° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,386 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hemingway Stuckey Airport (K38J)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
38J
City
Hemingway
State
South Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
54 ft
Coordinates
33.7286, -79.5160
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,386 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCKI
TAF
Nearest KFLO
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 48m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hemingway Stuckey Airport (K38J)

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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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