Santee Cooper Regional Airport (KMNI) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KMNI is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Santee Cooper Regional Airport in Manning, SC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Santee Cooper Regional Airport (KMNI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Manning, SC at a field elevation of 103 ft. KMNI reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,602 ft.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMNI 280855Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3025 RMK AO2
What changed at KMNI?
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 KMNI
KMNI is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (02). Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 103 ft). KMNI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSSC, about 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02FAV | 3,602 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 20 | 3,602 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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KMNI 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 02/203,602 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMNIWind
- 02
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 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 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KMNI 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 KMNI
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 KMNI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KMNI reported mostly VFR across 71 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.
- 02
- 77%
- 20
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KMNI's own weather station.
Wind is 28° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,602 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe major · Engine minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Glider service
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KMNI
- FAA LID
- MNI
- City
- Manning
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 103 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.5871, -80.2087
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,602 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KSSC
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 32m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Santee Cooper Regional Airport (KMNI)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Santee Cooper Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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