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Allendale County Airport (KAQX) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KAQX is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Allendale County Airport in Allendale, SC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Allendale County Airport (KAQX) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Allendale, SC at a field elevation of 162 ft. KAQX reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,990 ft.

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VFR
Observed 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
360° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 47°F

Wind from the north (360°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAQX 280855Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A3022 RMK AO2

What changed at KAQX?

Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 0 to 6 kt.

Current pilot readout for KAQX

KAQX is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 35. Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 162 ft). KAQX does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOGB, about 35 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
35FAV6 kt head2 kt right
176 kt tail2 kt left

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KAQX 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 17/35
    4,990 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KAQX
    Wind
    17
    6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    35
    6 kt headwind · 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
071409Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KAQX 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at KAQX

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KAQX reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 12 kt. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: 12 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,900 ft
Lowest vis: 6 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

35
81%
17
19%

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Live KAQX Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KAQX's own weather station.

N35176 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 18° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 4,990 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Allendale County Airport (KAQX) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 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 · Jet A
Attended
Daily 0900-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KAQX
FAA LID
AQX
City
Allendale
State
South Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
162 ft
Coordinates
32.9951, -81.2702
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,990 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KOGB
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
13h 36m

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Pilot PIREPs for Allendale County Airport (KAQX)

Community-submitted

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

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