Williamsport Airpark (SC86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLQK), SC86 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Williamsport Airpark in Easley, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLQK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Williamsport Airpark (SC86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Easley, SC at a field elevation of 1,100 ft. SC86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLQK, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,380 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGMU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLQK, 6.7 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLQK 281035Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A3032 RMK AO2 T00510041
What changed at KLQK (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 SC86
Based on the nearest station (KLQK), SC86 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 1,100 ft). SC86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGMU, about 11 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 | 2,380 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 15 | 2,380 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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SC86 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 15/332,380 × 75 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at SC86Wind
- 15
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 1 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 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
SC86 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of SC86
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TYS UA /OV VXV310008/TM 1049/FL310/TP E145/TB NEG /RM ZTLFD-37
TYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VXV310008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1049Reported at 10:49 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.Show raw report
TRI UA /OV VXV050004/TM 1039/FL270/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-37
TRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VXV050004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1039Reported at 10:39 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at SC86
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLQK reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 59%
- 33
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
SC86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLQK, 6.7 nm away.
Wind is 79° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SC86
- City
- Easley
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,100 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.8618, -82.5815
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,380 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLQK
- TAF
- Nearest KGMU
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Williamsport Airpark (SC86)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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