Price Airport (SC89) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
Aviation weather near Price Airport in Dillon, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMAO): conditions, runway crosswinds, and free Telegram airport alerts.
Price Airport (SC89) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dillon, SC at 138 ft. SC89 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMAO, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. Its 2 runways (04, 22), longest 2,500 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. The nearest TAF is issued for KLBT. Track it in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get alerts read from KMAO, the station this page is based on.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMAO, 17.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 900 ft, broken clouds at 1,700 ft, broken clouds at 7,500 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KMAO 130755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN009 BKN017 BKN075 24/22 A2997 RMK AO2
What changed at KMAO (nearest station)?
Since the 0735Z (3:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to IFR.
- A ceiling formed at 900 ft.
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Current pilot readout for SC89
Based on the nearest station (KMAO), SC89 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 138 ft). SC89 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLBT, about 18 nm away.
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Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at SC89. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 2,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 22 | 2,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 900 ft.
SC89 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Price Airport in Dillon, SC: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around SC89 is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at SC89
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMAO reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 900 ft.
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SC89
- City
- Dillon
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 138 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.4750, -79.3936
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMAO
- TAF
- Nearest KLBT
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 15h 21m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Scotland County RC Flyers - Jerusalem Rd , Laurinburg, NC · 16 mi
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SC89 weather: frequently asked
What runways are available at SC89?+
SC89 has 2 runways: 04, 22; the longest is 2,500 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Where does the weather shown for SC89 come from?+
Price Airport does not have its own weather station. Conditions shown here come from the nearest reporting station, KMAO, about 18 nm away, close enough for situational awareness, but local conditions at SC89 can differ.
Does SC89 have a TAF?+
No. SC89 does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLBT, about 18 nm away.
Does SC89 broadcast D-ATIS?+
No. SC89 does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for SC89 from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR (via the nearest reporting station) instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Price Airport (SC89)
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