Marion County Airport (KMAO) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KMAO is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Marion County Airport in Mullins, SC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Marion County Airport (KMAO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mullins, SC at a field elevation of 93 ft. KMAO 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 4,505 ft.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMAO 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3026 RMK AO2
What changed at KMAO?
Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KMAO
KMAO is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 93 ft). KMAO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFLO, about 19 nm away.
KMAO by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KMAO reported VFR in 80% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 267 flyable days a year. April is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 13% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 9% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 3%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 22 had the best headwind 56% of the time, runway 04 44%, and winds were calm 30% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 51 days a year. 64% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 3% of the time.
Fog was reported on about 38 days a year, and fog or mist on 147. August and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 8% of hours, against 4% in April.
Field elevation is 93 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 1,840 ft, 1,747 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Gusts showed up in 11% of hours, typically 7 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 54 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 6 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 4,505 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 22 | 4,505 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KMAO 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 04/224,505 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMAOWind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- no steady wind
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 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KMAO 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 KMAO
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FLO UA /OV FLO/TM 0445/FL390/TP A320/TB NEG
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FLOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0445Reported at 04:45 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KMAO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KMAO reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes.
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KMAO's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 4,505 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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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily 0700-1630 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KMAO
- FAA LID
- MAO
- City
- Mullins
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 93 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.1812, -79.3347
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,505 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFLO
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 29m
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Historical Flying Weather at KMAO
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KMAO reported VFR conditions during about 79.9% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 267 VFR flying days a year. April had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.6 kt, calm 27.7% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79.1 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| Feb | 77.1 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Mar | 80.5 | 10.2 | 5.7 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 84.0 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| May | 81.3 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| Jun | 84.0 | 9.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 84.0 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| Aug | 78.1 | 13.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Sep | 78.2 | 12.8 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| Oct | 80.4 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 81.0 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| Dec | 75.2 | 11.4 | 6.0 | 7.4 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 kt |
| Feb | 5.4 kt |
| Mar | 5.7 kt |
| Apr | 5.7 kt |
| May | 4.9 kt |
| Jun | 4.2 kt |
| Jul | 4.0 kt |
| Aug | 3.5 kt |
| Sep | 4.0 kt |
| Oct | 4.1 kt |
| Nov | 4.1 kt |
| Dec | 4.3 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Marion County Airport (KMAO)
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