Fairfield County Airport (KFDW) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 8:35 PM ET, Oct 28, KFDW is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Fairfield County Airport in Winnsboro, SC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Fairfield County Airport (KFDW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Winnsboro, SC at a field elevation of 577 ft. KFDW reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 5,243 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.075.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFDW 290035Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A3026 RMK AO1
What changed at KFDW?
Since the 0015Z (8:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0015Z (8:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KFDW
KFDW 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 (04). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 577 ft). KFDW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCUB, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04FAV | 5,243 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 22 | 5,243 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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KFDW 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 04/225,243 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFDWWind
- 04
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KFDW 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 KFDW
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AGS UA /OV KDNL/TM 0035/FL060/TP C560/RM LIGHT CHOP AND CLEAR DURD FOR KAGS
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KDNLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0035Reported at 00:35 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP C560Aircraft type reporting.RM LIGHT CHOP AND CLEAR DURD…Remarks.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV AGS100020/TM 2115/FL090/TP P46T/SK SKC/RM VMC
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AGS100020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2115Reported at 21:15 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP P46TAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM VMCRemarks.Show raw report
CHS UA /OV CHS360005/TM 1954/FL030/TP B738/SK SCT 030-055
CHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CHS360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1954Reported at 19:54 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT 030-055Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SPA UA /OV SPA354017/TM 1927/FL310/TP C25M/TA M21/IC TRACE RIME 310/RM ZTLFD-42
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SPA354017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP C25MAircraft type reporting.TA M21Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIME 310Icing: trace rime 310.RM ZTLFD-42Remarks.Show raw report
SPA UA /OV SPA360005/TM 1927/FL310/TP C25M/IC TRACE RIME
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SPA360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP C25MAircraft type reporting.IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV 65J280007/TM 1855/FL070/TP BE58/SK SKC/WX 10SM/RM SMOOTH RIDE
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 65J280007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM SMOOTH RIDERemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KFDW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KFDW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 82%
- 22
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KFDW's own weather station.
Wind is 12° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,243 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near KFDW
FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near KFDW.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Mar-Oct Daily 0800-1800 local; Nov-Feb Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Pattern altitude
- 1,399 ft MSL (822 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFDW
- FAA LID
- FDW
- City
- Winnsboro
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 577 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.3155, -81.1088
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,243 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KCUB
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.075 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 21h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fairfield County Airport (KFDW)
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