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Bamberg County Airport (K99N) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBNL), K99N is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 8 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Bamberg County Airport in Bamberg, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBNL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bamberg County Airport (K99N) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bamberg, SC at a field elevation of 231 ft. K99N has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBNL, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 3,603 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOGB.

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VFR
Observed 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBNL, 14.3 nm away.

Wind
030° 8 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.30"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBNL 281255Z AUTO 03008KT 9SM CLR 12/08 A3030 RMK AO2

What changed at KBNL (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (8:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1235Z (8:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K99N

Based on the nearest station (KBNL), K99N is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 8 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 231 ft). K99N does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOGB, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
05FAV8 kt head2 kt left
238 kt tail2 kt right

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K99N 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
    3,603 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K99N
    Wind
    05
    8 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    23
    8 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
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K99N 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 K99N

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

PIREP1306Z (9:06 AM EDT) · 71 NM E of K99N · 300 ft MSL · PC12
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KCHS UA /OV KLRO/TM 1306/FL003/TP PC12/SK OVC003
KCHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLROLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.
FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1250Z (8:50 AM EDT) · 48 NM W of K99N · 3,000 ft MSL · BE20
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AGS UA /OV DNL010005/TM 1250/FL030/TP BE20/SK SKC/TA M12/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DNL010005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1217Z (8:17 AM EDT) · 59 NM SE of K99N · during climb · B737
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KCHS UA /OV CHS/TM 1217/FLDURC/TP B737/SK OVC008
KCHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1217Reported at 12:17 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC008Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1152Z (7:52 AM EDT) · 59 NM SE of K99N · 31,000 ft MSL · E75S
continuous light to moderate chop turbulence
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CHS UA /OV CHS/TM 1152/FL310/TP E75S/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
CHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1152Reported at 11:52 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light to moderate chop.
PIREP1141Z (7:41 AM EDT) · 91 NM NE of K99N · 29,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
continuous light chop turbulence
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FLO UA /OV FLO/TM 1141/FL290/TP CRJ7/TB CONS LGT CHOP
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1128Z (7:28 AM EDT) · 44 NM W of K99N · during climb · C560
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AGS UA /OV AGS360004/TM 1128/FL050/TP C560/SK SKC/WX VV99SM/RM SMOOTH DURC
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGS360004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1128Reported at 11:28 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX VV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.
PIREP1054Z (6:54 AM EDT) · 58 NM NW of K99N · 30,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional light chop 300 turbulence
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DNL UA /OV IRQ/TM 1054/FL300/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300/RM ZTLFD-20
DNL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IRQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1054Reported at 10:54 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300Turbulence: occasional light chop 300.
RM ZTLFD-20Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K99N

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBNL reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 10 kt. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 10 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

05
79%
23
21%

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Live crosswind meter

K99N has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBNL, 14 nm away.

N05238 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 14° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,603 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Bamberg County Airport (K99N) with runway 05/23 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Charter
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
99N
City
Bamberg
State
South Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
231 ft
Coordinates
33.3045, -81.1084
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,603 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBNL
TAF
Nearest KOGB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bamberg County Airport (K99N)

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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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