Abbeville Airport (SC81) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGRD), SC81 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Abbeville Airport in Abbeville, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGRD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Abbeville Airport (SC81) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Abbeville, SC at a field elevation of 550 ft. SC81 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGRD, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAND.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGRD, 11.3 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 2,400 ft, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.34 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGRD 281656Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM FEW024 21/14 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP269 T02060139
Current pilot readout for SC81
Based on the nearest station (KGRD), SC81 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 550 ft). SC81 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAND, about 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 2,250 ft | ASPH-F | 8 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 26 | 2,250 ft | ASPH-F | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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SC81 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 08/262,250 × 40 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at SC81Wind
- 08
- 8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 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.
SC81 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 SC81
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 68%
- 26
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
SC81 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGRD, 11 nm away.
Wind is 6° off runway 08, 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SC81
- City
- Abbeville
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 550 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.1515, -82.3537
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGRD
- TAF
- Nearest KAND
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 5h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Abbeville Airport (SC81)
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