Branhams Airport (K6J7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUDG), K6J7 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Branhams Airport in Darlington, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUDG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Branhams Airport (K6J7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Darlington, SC at a field elevation of 166 ft. K6J7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUDG, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFLO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUDG, 10.2 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,200 ft, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KUDG 281856Z AUTO 04008KT 010V080 10SM SCT032 26/16 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP250 T02560156 $
What changed at KUDG (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (1:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 5,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for K6J7
Based on the nearest station (KUDG), K6J7 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 34. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 166 ft). K6J7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFLO, about 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34FAV | 3,200 ft | GRS | 4 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 16 | 3,200 ft | GRS | 4 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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K6J7 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 16/343,200 × 100 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at K6J7Wind
- 16
- 4 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
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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 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K6J7 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 K6J7
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.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
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
KCHS UA /OV CHS/TM 1353/FLDURD/TP B350/SK OVC003
KCHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1353Reported at 13:53 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP B350Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC003Sky 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 K6J7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUDG reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,800 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 75%
- 16
- 25%
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Live crosswind meter
K6J7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUDG, 10 nm away.
Wind is 62° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6J7
- City
- Darlington
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 166 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.2821, -79.9287
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUDG
- TAF
- Nearest KFLO
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 1m
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Pilot PIREPs for Branhams Airport (K6J7)
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