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Charleston Air Force Base-International airport (Cannon Air Force Base) (United State)
Charleston International Airport is a civilian and military airport located in Charleston in the United States. It is the largest and busiest airport in South Carolina with 4.5 million passengers in 2018. The airport is the home of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner assembly line.
Charleston Air Force Base-International airport also known asCannon Air Force Baseis located near Charleston, with Wildwood at 1mi↑, Hanahan at 2mi↑, North Charleston at 2mi↑, Melgrove at 3mi↑, Goose Creek at 6mi↑, Ladson at 7mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in United State and Southernmost airports in United State
→ See also airports in United State
aerial view of Charleston Air Force Base-International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KCHS
- IATA code : CHS
- Local code : -
Elevation : 14 m = 46ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in United State
Runways
- runway 15/33 : 2744m = 9003ft
- runway 03/21 : 2135m = 7005ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United State
Coming to Charleston Air Force Base-International airport
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Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Charleston Air Force Base-International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- Lowcountry Regional airport at 35mi : book on Trip.com
- Beaufort County airport at 48mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
METAR for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
KCHS 141556Z 27012KT 10SM FEW060 FEW080 SCT110 20/13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02000128
Decoded METAR for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
METAR issued by KCHS on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 15:56 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 25 hours and -1423 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 20°C = 68°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 64 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30.01inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 270°.
Clouds : few clouds at 6000ft = 1830m. few clouds at 8000ft = 2440m. scattered clouds at 11000ft = 3350m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=162 T02000128
TAF for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
KCHS 141530Z 1415/1512 31010G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100 FM141800 34014G23KT P6SM SCT030 FM150800 01012G18KT P6SM SKC
Decoded TAF for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
TAF issued by KCHS on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 15:30 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 1 hours and 43 minutes. weather forecast for 21 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
1415/1512 31010G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 310°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m broken at 10000ft = 3050m
from Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, December 15, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
FM141800 34014G23KT P6SM SCT030
wind 14kt = 26km/h with gusts at 23kt = 43km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
from Monday, December 15, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Monday, December 15, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM150800 01012G18KT P6SM SKC
sky clear
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 18kt = 33km/h, direction is 10°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
NOTAM for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport
Around Charleston Air Force Base-International airport (Cannon Air Force Base) (United State)
near
- Hotels in Wildwood
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 558mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 638mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 4106mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 4149mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 4149mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 4149mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 4150mi↑
- San Sebastian at 4150mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 4151mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 4164mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4164mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4164mi↑
- for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport at 0mi↑
- for Medical University of South Carolina airport at 9mi↑
- for MUSC Shawn Jenkins Childrens Hospital airport at 10mi↑
nearest airports to Charleston Air Force Base-International airport (Cannon Air Force Base) (United State)
- Medical University of South Carolina heliport ( SC71) at 9mi↑
- MUSC Shawn Jenkins Childrens Hospital heliport ( SC80) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- MUSC Shawn Jenkins Childrens Hospital heliport ( US-1258) at 10mi↑
- Mount Holly airport ( SC98) at 11mi↑
- East Cooper Medical Center heliport ( 20SC) at 12mi↑defunct airport
- East Cooper Medical Center heliport ( US-5597) at 12mi↑
- Charleston Executive airport (KJZI ) at 14mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Raven's Run airport ( SC65) at 15mi↑
- Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison field airport (KLRO ) at 15mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Hondarosa airport ( SC42) at 15mi↑
- Yonges Island airport ( SC50) at 18mi↑defunct airport
- Summerville airport (KDYB ) at 18mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Too Goo Doo Farms airport ( SC51) at 18mi↑
- Pluff Mud Field airport ( SC06) at 19mi↑
- Berkeley County airport (KMKS ) at 20mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Seed Orchard Helibase heliport ( US-7227) at 21mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United State
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
