Curry Airport (SC16) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHVS), SC16 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Curry Airport in Hartsville, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHVS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Curry Airport (SC16) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hartsville, SC at a field elevation of 199 ft. SC16 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHVS, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFLO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHVS, 5.8 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 600 ft, a few clouds at 3,600 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHVS 280935Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM FEW006 FEW036 12/09 A3028 RMK AO2
What changed at KHVS (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for SC16
Based on the nearest station (KHVS), SC16 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 (01). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 199 ft). SC16 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFLO, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 19 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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SC16 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 01/192,600 × 200 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SC16Wind
- 01
- 5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 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 23 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
SC16 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 SC16
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 SC16
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHVS reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 10 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,500 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.
- 01
- 88%
- 19
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
SC16 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHVS, 5.8 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SC16
- City
- Hartsville
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 199 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.3779, -80.0053
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHVS
- TAF
- Nearest KFLO
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 35m
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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 Curry Airport (SC16)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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