Flight planning: Woodward Field CDN / KCDN
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Woodward Field in Camden, South Carolina, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the northwest (310°) at 9 knots. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- UAL2084 at 28,000 ft, 48 nm south, 10:03 am EDT (14:03 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL2084 3330N 08043W 1403 F280 904/003KT TB CONT LGT CHOP IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
- C172 at 4,500 ft, 53 nm west, 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC): no turbulence, wind 000° at 0 knots.
as filed, and in English
EOE UA /OV EOE180006 /TM 1317 /FL045 /TP C172 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through EOE
- Where
- 6 nm south (180°) of EOE
- Time
- 13:17 UTC
- Height
- at 4,500 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Wind
- from 000° at 0 knots
- Turbulence
- none
- E145 at 2,000 ft, 58 nm north, 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC): sandstorm.
as filed, and in English
CLT UA /OV CLT 183 003/TM 1435/FL020/TP E145/WV 10 KT LOSS
- Report
- a routine report filed through CLT
- Where
- clt at 18,300 ft at 300 ft
- Time
- 14:35 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Wind
- 10 knots loss
- B739 at 34,000 ft, 81 nm northwest, 10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ztlfd 34.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV SPA/TM 1405/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 34
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- over SPA
- Time
- 14:05 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- ztlfd 34
- A320 at 31,000 ft, 81 nm northwest, 9:01 am EDT (13:01 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 34.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV SPA/TM 1301/FL310/TP A320/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 34
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- over SPA
- Time
- 13:01 UTC
- Height
- at 31,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- light
- Remarks
- ztlfd 34
- E145 at 6,500 ft, 86 nm southwest, 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC): clear from 6,500 ft to 60,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV AGS 350008/TM 1318/FL065/TP E145/SK SKC
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- 8 nm north (350°) of AGS
- Time
- 13:18 UTC
- Height
- at 6,500 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- clear
- C68A at 1,500 ft, 89 nm southwest, 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,500 ft to 60,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV AGS/TM 1212/FL015/TP C68A/SK SKC/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- over AGS
- Time
- 12:12 UTC
- Height
- at 1,500 ft
- Aircraft
- C68A
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- none
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point CAE, 34 nm southwest of the field · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 340° (north) | 11 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 330° (northwest) | 13 knots | 14 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 350° (north) | 24 knots | 11 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 350° (north) | 26 knots | 8 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 340° (north) | 26 knots | -5 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 350° (north) | 33 knots | -18 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 340° (north) | 31 knots | -32 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 340° (north) | 30 knots | -41 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 330° (northwest) | 32 knots | -52 °C |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Woodward Field, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.