Kirk Air Base (T73) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLKR), T73 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Kirk Air Base in Lancaster, SC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLKR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kirk Air Base (T73) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lancaster, SC at a field elevation of 578 ft. T73 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLKR, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 7 physical runways (05W, 11W, 15/33, 16W, 23W, …), the longest 4,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCLT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLKR, 9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 2,800 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLKR 281035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW028 08/07 A3032 RMK AO2
What changed at KLKR (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 T73
Based on the nearest station (KLKR), T73 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 578 ft). T73 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCLT, about 35 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05W | 4,400 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 11W | 2,245 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 15 | 2,600 ft | ASPH-F | - | - |
| 16W | 3,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 23W | 4,400 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 29W | 2,245 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 33 | 2,600 ft | ASPH-F | - | - |
| 34W | 3,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
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T73 runways
7 physical runways · 8 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 15/332,600 × 40 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at T73Wind
- 15
- no steady wind
- 33
- no steady wind
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→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
T73 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 T73
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GSO UA /OV KGSO/TM 1025/FL013/TP E75L/SK BKN013/RM DURC
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KGSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK BKN013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at T73
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLKR reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,600 ft. 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.
- 05W/11W/16W/23W/29W/34W
- 65%
- 15
- 29%
- 33
- 6%
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Live crosswind meter
T73 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLKR, 9 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-DUSK local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- T73
- City
- Lancaster
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 578 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.6743, -80.6823
- Runways
- 7 physical runways · 8 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLKR
- TAF
- Nearest KCLT
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 36m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Lancaster County Flyers - Landfill Rd , Lancaster, SC · 6 mi
- SCCL RC Aviation Club-Sun City Blvd , Indian Land, SC · 20 mi
- Kershaw County Flyers - Science Park , Camden, SC · 27 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Kirk Air Base (T73)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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