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Bermuda High Gliderport (SC79) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCDN), SC79 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots gusting 12, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,100 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Bermuda High Gliderport in Lancaster, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCDN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bermuda High Gliderport (SC79) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lancaster, SC at a field elevation of 550 ft. SC79 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCDN, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSSC.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCDN, 20.5 nm away.

Wind
090° 6 kt
gusting 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
4,100 ft
Altimeter
30.26"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 6 kt, gusting 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,100 ft, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,100 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCDN 281915Z AUTO 09006G12KT 10SM BKN041 BKN055 25/16 A3026 RMK AO2

What changed at KCDN (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 4,100 ft.

Current pilot readout for SC79

Based on the nearest station (KCDN), SC79 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots gusting 12, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,100 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 550 ft). SC79 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSSC, about 38 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
03FAV0 kt head6 kt right (g12)
212 kt tail5 kt left (g11)

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SC79 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 03/21
    4,000 × 200 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SC79
    Wind
    03
    0 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    21
    2 kt tailwind · 5 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091719Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 4,100 ft.

SC79 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 SC79

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

PIREP1640Z (12:40 PM EDT) · 99 NM SW of SC79 · 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.
PIREP1637Z (12:37 PM EDT) · 87 NM W of SC79 · 27,000 ft MSL · BE20
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GRD UA /OV GRD/TM 1637/FL270/TP BE20/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 32
GRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 32Remarks.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 92 NM N of SC79 · during descent · C56
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1623/FL018/TP C56/RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSL
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C56Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSLRemarks.
PIREP1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) · 92 NM N of SC79 · during descent · C56X
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1535/FL020/TP C56X/RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASES 013
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASE…Remarks.
PIREP1520Z (11:20 AM EDT) · 89 NM N of SC79 · 2,000 ft MSL · C68A
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1520/FL020/TP C68A/RM TOPS 020
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
RM TOPS 020Remarks.
PIREP1503Z (11:03 AM EDT) · 89 NM N of SC79 · altitude unknown · B717
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1503/FL000/TP B717/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1451Z (10:51 AM EDT) · 89 NM N of SC79 · altitude unknown · E170
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1451/FL000/TP E170/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 81 NM E of SC79 · 3,800 ft MSL · CRJ9
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FAY UA /OV FAY/TM 1424/FL038/TP CRJ9/RM BASES
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASESRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at SC79

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCDN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,600 ft
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

03
87%
21
13%

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Live crosswind meter

SC79 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCDN, 21 nm away.

N03216 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
6 kt
Headwind in gusts
0 kt
Crosswind in gusts
12 kt

Wind is 90° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bermuda High Gliderport (SC79)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Thur-Sun 1000-1700 local
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
SC79
City
Lancaster
State
South Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
550 ft
Coordinates
34.6113, -80.4498
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCDN
TAF
Nearest KSSC
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bermuda High Gliderport (SC79)

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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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