KARW/BFT METAR Beaufort Executive Airport

Beaufort, South CarolinaElevation 10 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KHXD · 12 NM S · 15 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KHXD

WIND

020@7

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Rip Current StatementModerate · Expected · Likely

27 0632Z to 28 0000Z

Coastal Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Jasper

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected along shorelines and tidal waterways (9.6 to 9.8 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Fort Pulaski). * WHERE...In Georgia, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Chatham, Coastal Liberty and Coastal McIntosh Counties. In South Carolina, Beaufort and Coastal Jasper …

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Visit water.weather.gov for additional water level and flood impact information. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Coastal Flood AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

27 1100Z to 27 1600Z

Coastal Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Jasper

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected along shorelines and tidal waterways (9.6 to 9.8 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Fort Pulaski). * WHERE...In Georgia, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Chatham, Coastal Liberty and Coastal McIntosh Counties. In South Carolina, Beaufort and Coastal Jasper …

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Visit water.weather.gov for additional water level and flood impact information. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 30° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 12.2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tuesday sunny, high near 74F, low near 59F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tuesday	Sunny	74/59	NE 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	75/65	NE 13 kt	20 kt	1%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	77/65	NE 12 kt	–	2%
Friday	Sunny	78/66	NE 9 kt	–	3%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	76/68	NE 11 kt	–	34%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	75/67	E 8 kt	–	56%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	76	NE 6 kt	–	26%

Source: National Weather Service (office CHS). Forecast issued 0710Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 3,434 ft

07/25

Dimensions

3,434 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0760°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 25240°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

10 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2238Z 6:38 PM

Sunrise

1135Z 7:35 AM

Loggable night

2303Z (7:03 PM local) → 1110Z (7:10 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2238Z (6:38 PM local) → 1135Z (7:35 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2338Z (7:38 PM local) → 1035Z (6:35 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Beaufort Executive Airport is in Beaufort, South Carolina. Field elevation 10 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerBRANDON CHAVIS

Manager phone843-592-1378

AttendedDaily, 0730–1730

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKARW / BFT

SectionalCHARLOTTE

Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE

Flight service (AFSS)ANDERSON

RegionSouth Carolina

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.4122, -80.6344

Distance from city3 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.45

APP/DEP

A/D

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KARW traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 54 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.6

AVG OPS/DAY

1.8

Operations trend (11 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 65%Unknown 14%Turboprop 8%Helicopter 5%Twin 5%Jet 2%Other 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~21 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~7 landings/mo

›P28B (Piston single) · ~7 landings/mo

›PA32 (Piston single) · ~5 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28B (Piston single)

›B06 (Helicopter)

›BE36 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

KARW has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHXD (12 NM S, VFR).

KHXD Hilton Head Airport

12 NM S

VFR

KRBW Lowcountry Regional Airport

31 NM N

VFR

KSAV Savannah Hilton Head International Airport

33 NM SW

VFR

KSVN Hunter Army Air Field

35 NM SW

VFR

KCHS Charleston International Airport

42 NM NE

VFR

KTBR Statesboro Bulloch County Airport

56 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›DEER, SEAGULLS & GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT.

›MIRL RWY 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST - CTAF.

›ARPT EXISTED PRIOR TO 1958.

›PLINES 100 FT LOCATED 2400 FT SW AER RY 7.

›FOR CD CTC BEAUFORT APCH AT 843-228-6298, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.

›FBO CLOSED CHRISTMAS AND THANKSGIVING

›FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KARW on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KARW have a METAR?

Yes. KARW is a METAR-reporting station; the current observation loads live on this page.

Does KARW have a TAF?

When KARW issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KARW?

KARW sits at 10 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KARW?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.