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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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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 080756Z 36005KT 6SM BR OVC004 07/07 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T00720067 $
Decoded METAR for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
METAR issued by KCHS on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 07:56 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 22 hours and 12 minutes ago.
visibility is 10km = 6sm.
The temperature is 7°C = 45°F, dew point is 7°C = 45°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.98inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 360°.
Clouds : overcast at 400ft = 120m.
mist
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=152 T00720067 $
TAF for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
KCHS 080520Z 0806/0906 36006KT P6SM OVC004 TEMPO 0806/0810 4SM -DZ BR OVC003 FM081700 34009KT P6SM OVC008 FM090100 36007KT P6SM BKN005
Decoded TAF for Charleston Air Force Base-International airport KCHS CHS
TAF issued by KCHS on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 05:20 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 48 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, December 8, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
0806/0906 36006KT P6SM OVC004
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 360°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
overcast at 400ft = 120m
temporarily from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, December 8, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0806/0810 4SM -DZ BR OVC003
Visibility is 6km = 4sm.
light intensity drizzle
mist
overcast at 300ft = 90m
from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Monday, December 8, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
FM081700 34009KT P6SM OVC008
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
overcast at 800ft = 240m
from Monday, December 8, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 9, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM090100 36007KT P6SM BKN005
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 360°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 500ft = 150m
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
