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Gilbert International Airpark (SC45) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCAE), SC45 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Gilbert International Airpark in Gilbert, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCAE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Gilbert International Airpark (SC45) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gilbert, SC at a field elevation of 551 ft. SC45 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCAE, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCAE.

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VFR
Observed 1556Z (11:56 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCAE, 13.4 nm away.

Wind
070° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.31"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,500 ft, scattered clouds at 22,000 ft, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCAE 281556Z 07010KT 10SM FEW035 SCT220 22/14 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP262 T02170139

What changed at KCAE (nearest station)?

Since the 1456Z (10:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 5 to 10 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.33 → 30.31 inHg.

Current pilot readout for SC45

Based on the nearest station (KCAE), SC45 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 551 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV10 kt head3 kt left
2710 kt tail3 kt right

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SC45 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    3,000 × 75 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SC45
    Wind
    09
    10 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    27
    10 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061216Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

SC45 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 SC45

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1640Z (12:40 PM EDT) · 35 NM SW of SC45 · 1,000 ft MSL · C172
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AGS UA /OV 7 NE AGS/TM 1640/FL10/TP C172/SK SKC/RM LITTLE BUMPY
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 NE AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1640Reported at 16:40 UTC.
FL10Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM LITTLE BUMPYRemarks.
PIREP1517Z (11:17 AM EDT) · 47 NM SW of SC45 · 3,500 ft MSL · C25B
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AGS UA /OV 18 NW AGS/TM 1517/FL035/TP C25B/SK SKC/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 NW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1434Z (10:34 AM EDT) · 90 NM SE of SC45 · during descent · SF50
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KCHS UA /OV CHS/TM 1434/FLDURD/TP SF50/SK BKN006
KCHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1434Reported at 14:34 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1423Z (10:23 AM EDT) · 44 NM SW of SC45 · during descent · C68A
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AGS UA /OV KAGS170003/TM 1423/FL011/TP C68A/SK SKC/WV 07028/RM REPORTED DURD
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAGS170003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WV 07028Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM REPORTED DURDRemarks.
PIREP1402Z (10:02 AM EDT) · 90 NM SE of SC45 · during climb · PC12
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KCHS UA /OV CHS/TM 1402/FLDURC/TP PC12/SK OVC004/RM TOPS 010
KCHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1402Reported at 14:02 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC004Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM TOPS 010Remarks.
PIREP1353Z (9:53 AM EDT) · 90 NM SE of SC45 · during descent · B350
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KCHS UA /OV CHS/TM 1353/FLDURD/TP B350/SK OVC003
KCHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1353Reported at 13:53 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B350Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1335Z (9:35 AM EDT) · 62 NM SW of SC45 · during descent · E55P
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AGS UA /OV 20 SW AGS/TM 1335/FL90/TP E55P/SK SKC/RM DURD AGS
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20 SW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1335Reported at 13:35 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD AGSRemarks.
PIREP1312Z (9:12 AM EDT) · 87 NM NE of SC45 · 4,000 ft MSL · C172
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FLO UA /OV CQW/TM 1312/FL040/TP C172/RM VFR
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CQWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1312Reported at 13:12 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
RM VFRRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at SC45

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. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: 6 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

09
68%
27
32%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1122Z (7:22 AM EDT)

TAF KCAE 281122Z 2812/2912 01004KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 2812/2815 SCT025 FM281500 05009G16KT P6SM BKN250 FM282300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250

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Live crosswind meter

SC45 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCAE, 13 nm away.

N092710 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 16° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Gilbert International Airpark (SC45)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
SC45
City
Gilbert
State
South Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
551 ft
Coordinates
33.8830, -81.3840
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCAE
TAF
Nearest KCAE
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Gilbert International Airpark (SC45)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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