Darden Airport (SC13) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCAE), SC13 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Darden Airport in Gaston, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCAE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Darden Airport (SC13) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gaston, SC at a field elevation of 450 ft. SC13 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCAE, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCAE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCAE, 6.6 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCAE 280856Z 25003KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00610050 55002 $
What changed at KCAE (nearest station)?
Since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for SC13
Based on the nearest station (KCAE), SC13 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 30. Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 450 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 3,300 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 12 | 3,300 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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SC13 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 12/303,300 × 200 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SC13Wind
- 12
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 2 kt headwind · 2 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 23 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
SC13 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 SC13
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 SC13
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCAE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the W.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 57%
- 12
- 43%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0530Z (1:30 AM EDT)
TAF KCAE 280530Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM281500 05009G16KT P6SM BKN250 FM282300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
SC13 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCAE, 6.6 nm away.
Wind is 46° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1630 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SC13
- City
- Gaston
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 450 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.8407, -81.1857
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCAE
- TAF
- Nearest KCAE
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 45m
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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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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Darden Airport (SC13)
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 Darden Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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