Beaufort Executive Airport (KARW) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KNBC), KARW is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Beaufort Executive Airport in Beaufort, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNBC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Beaufort Executive Airport (KARW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Beaufort, SC at a field elevation of 9 ft. KARW has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNBC, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,434 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNBC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNBC, 6 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNBC 280456Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP235 T01500083 402610100
What changed at KNBC (nearest station)?
Since the 0356Z (11:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.24 → 30.22 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KARW
Based on the nearest station (KNBC), KARW is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (07). Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 9 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07FAV | 3,434 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 25 | 3,434 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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KARW 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 07/253,434 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KARWWind
- 07
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 25
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KARW weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 KARW
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AGS UA /OV AGS170010/TM 0054/FL020/TP CRJ9/SK SKC/RM SMOOTH RIDE
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AGS170010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0054Reported at 00:54 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM SMOOTH RIDERemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KARW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNBC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 07
- 79%
- 25
- 21%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0100Z (9:00 PM EDT)
TAF AMD KNBC 280100Z 2801/2906 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3016INS FM281100 05008KT 9999 FEW100 SCT150 QNH3012INS TX25/2819Z TN11/2810Z AMD 0151
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Live crosswind meter
KARW's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KNBC, 6 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 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 0730-1730 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KARW
- IATA
- BFT
- FAA LID
- ARW
- City
- Beaufort
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 9 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.4122, -80.6344
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,434 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KNBC)
- TAF
- Nearest KNBC
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 16h 52m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Beaufort Executive Airport (KARW)
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