Flight planning: Oconee County Regional CEU / KCEU
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Oconee County Regional in Clemson, South Carolina, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 7 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
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).
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
- C55B at 3,000 ft, 68 nm southwest, 6:29 pm EDT (22:29 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
LZU UA /OV 070010/TM 2229/FL030/TP C55B/SK BASE030
- Report
- a routine report filed through LZU
- Where
- wind from 070° at 10 knots
- Time
- 22:29 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C55B
- Sky
- BASE030
- RV5 at 3,000 ft, 70 nm southwest, 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC): overcast above 3,500 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
AHN UA /OV 52A/TM 2155/FL030/TP RV5/SK OVC 035/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through AHN
- Where
- over 52A
- Time
- 21:55 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- RV5
- Sky
- overcast from 3,500 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- CRJ9 at 30,000 ft, 76 nm north, 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 30,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-42.
as filed, and in English
TYS UA /OV VXV090040/TM 2246/FL300/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 300/RM ZTLFD-42
- Report
- a routine report filed through TYS
- Where
- 40 nm east (090°) of VXV
- Time
- 22:46 UTC
- Height
- at 30,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate at 30,000 ft
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-42
- B38M at 29,000 ft, 79 nm north, 5:24 pm EDT (21:24 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-42.
as filed, and in English
TYS UA /OV VXV090025/TM 2124/FL290/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZTLFD-42
- Report
- a routine report filed through TYS
- Where
- 25 nm east (090°) of VXV
- Time
- 21:24 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-42
- E75S at 29,000 ft, 89 nm northwest, 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-39.
as filed, and in English
TYS UA /OV VXV/TM 2221/FL290/TP E75S/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZTLFD-39
- Report
- a routine report filed through TYS
- Where
- over VXV
- Time
- 22:21 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75S
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-39
- CRJ9 descending, 91 nm southeast, 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth ride on final runway 26.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV AGS 080002/TM 2306/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH RIDE ON FINAL RWY26
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- 2 nm east (080°) of AGS
- Time
- 23:06 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- smooth ride on final runway 26
- CRJ9 at 2,600 ft, 91 nm southeast, 5:31 pm EDT (21:31 UTC): overcast above 2,600 ft.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV KAGS/TM 2131/FL026/TP CRJ9/SK OVC026
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- over KAGS
- Time
- 21:31 UTC
- Height
- at 2,600 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- overcast from 2,600 ft
- C525 at 2,300 ft, 93 nm southeast, 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC): light turbulence, scattered clouds above 2,300 ft.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV AGS090006/TM 2215/FL023/TP C525/SK SCT 023/TB LGT TB
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- 6 nm east (090°) of AGS
- Time
- 22:15 UTC
- Height
- at 2,300 ft
- Aircraft
- C525
- Sky
- scattered clouds from 2,300 ft
- Turbulence
- light turbulence
- B752 descending, 99 nm southwest, 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC): remarks: final runway 26R atl.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2303/FLDURD/TP B752/SK BASES 031 TOPS 045/RM FINAL RWY 26R ATL
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- over ATL
- Time
- 23:03 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- B752
- Sky
- bases 3,100 ft tops 4,500 ft
- Remarks
- final runway 26R atl
- B739 descending, 99 nm southwest, 6:38 pm EDT (22:38 UTC): a broken layer above 3,200 ft, remarks: final runway 28 atl.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2238/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BKN032/RM FINAL RWY 28 ATL
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- over ATL
- Time
- 22:38 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- B739
- Sky
- a broken layer from 3,200 ft
- Remarks
- final runway 28 atl
- B717 descending, 99 nm southwest, 5:42 pm EDT (21:42 UTC): 18 °C, wind 284° at 15 knots, remarks: final runway 27L atl.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2142/FLDURD/TP B717/SK BASES 030/TA 18/WV 284/15/RM FINAL RWY 27L ATL
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- over ATL
- Time
- 21:42 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- B717
- Sky
- bases 3,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C
- Wind
- 284/15
- Remarks
- final runway 27L atl
- A320 at 37,000 ft, 99 nm southwest, 5:36 pm EDT (21:36 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-27.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV GSU180035/TM 2136/FL370/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-27
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- 35 nm south (180°) of GSU
- Time
- 21:36 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-27
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 GSP, 36 nm east of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 300° (northwest) | 22 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 310° (northwest) | 22 knots | 11 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 300° (northwest) | 22 knots | 7 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 290° (west) | 28 knots | 5 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 270° (west) | 36 knots | -5 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 250° (west) | 42 knots | -18 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 54 knots | -31 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 59 knots | -40 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 65 knots | -50 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 Oconee County Regional, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.