Palmetto Air Plantation Airport (SC41) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMNI), SC41 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Palmetto Air Plantation Airport in Manning, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMNI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Palmetto Air Plantation Airport (SC41) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Manning, SC at a field elevation of 140 ft. SC41 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMNI, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,720 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSSC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMNI, 5 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMNI 281035Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3026 RMK AO2
What changed at KMNI (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for SC41
Based on the nearest station (KMNI), SC41 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 140 ft). SC41 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSSC, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33FAV | 3,720 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 15 | 3,720 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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SC41 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 15/333,720 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SC41Wind
- 15
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
SC41 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at SC41
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMNI reported mostly VFR across 70 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.
- 33
- 71%
- 15
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
SC41 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMNI, 5 nm away.
Wind is 56° off runway 33, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SC41
- City
- Manning
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 140 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.6648, -80.2470
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,720 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMNI
- TAF
- Nearest KSSC
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Palmetto Air Plantation Airport (SC41)
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