Thomason Airfield (SC56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLUX), SC56 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Thomason Airfield in Mountville, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLUX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Thomason Airfield (SC56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mountville, SC at a field elevation of 642 ft. SC56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLUX, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGSP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLUX, 8.9 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLUX 280935Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3030 RMK AO2
What changed at KLUX (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 SC56
Based on the nearest station (KLUX), SC56 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 642 ft). SC56 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGSP, about 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 2,400 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 17 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 0 kt |
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SC56 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 17/352,400 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SC56Wind
- 17
- 5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 35
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
SC56 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at SC56
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLUX reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 76%
- 17
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
SC56 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLUX, 8.9 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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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
- SC56
- City
- Mountville
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 642 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.3635, -81.9932
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLUX
- TAF
- Nearest KGSP
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Thomason Airfield (SC56)
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