KSUT METAR Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport

Southport, North CarolinaElevation 24 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR23 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

010@9

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-489 ft

-513 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

25 2346Z to 26 1400Z

Coastal Brunswick

* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Low-lying roads and locations along the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent tidal creeks may observe minor coastal flooding. Check with local officials for any road closures or impacts. * ADDITIONAL DET…

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.

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

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0435Z (12:35 AM local) · 23 min old

KSUT is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 9 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

10° at 9 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

14°C / 8°C

57°F / 46°F. 6°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.32 inHg

1026.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 10° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 73F, low near 48F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Monday	Sunny	73/48	NE 13 kt	18 kt	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	73/55	NE 10 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	75/62	NE 15 kt	–	8%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	75/60	NE 13 kt	–	8%
Friday	Sunny	75/61	NE 12 kt	–	15%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	75/63	NE 11 kt	–	15%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	76	E 8 kt	–	38%

Source: National Weather Service (office ILM). Forecast issued 0458Z.

Radar

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

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

READING THE BARB · SWIPE FOR MORE →

Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

010° at 9 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 058 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

5 kt L

BEST

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

5 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 5,505 ft

05/23

Dimensions

5,505 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0541°T

Landing length (LDA)5,505 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,505 / 5,505 / 5,505 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 23221°T

Landing length (LDA)5,105 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,505 / 5,505 / 5,505 ft

Displaced threshold400 ft

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

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-489 ft

Pressure altitude

-376 ft

Field elevation

24 ft MSL

Temperature

14°C (57°F)

Dewpoint

8°C (46°F)

Altimeter

30.32 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2226Z 6:26 PM

Sunrise

1126Z 7:26 AM

Loggable night

2252Z (6:52 PM local) → 1100Z (7:00 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2226Z (6:26 PM local) → 1126Z (7:26 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2326Z (7:26 PM local) → 1026Z (6:26 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

Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport is in Southport, North Carolina. Field elevation 24 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerHOWARD FRANKLIN

Manager phone910-457-6483

AttendedDaily, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKSUT

SectionalCHARLOTTE

Center (ARTCC)WASHINGTON

Flight service (AFSS)RALEIGH

RegionNorth Carolina

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.9293, -78.0750

Distance from city1 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A-1+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF123.050

UNICOM123.050

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.25

WILMINGTON APP/DEP

A/D

124.175

AWOS 3

AWOS

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.050

CTAF

123.050

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KSUT traffic patterns

2026-06-20 to 2026-09-18, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 67%Turboprop 17%Unknown 17%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›BE35 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›BE9L (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›P28R (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo

›RV6 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›RV6 (Piston single)

›C172 (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KILM Wilmington International Airport

22 NM N

VFR

KCRE Grand Strand Airport

33 NM W

VFR

KMYR Myrtle Beach International Airport

45 NM W

VFR

KNCA MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field

56 NM NE

VFR

KOAJ Albert J Ellis Airport

59 NM NE

VFR

KLBT Lumberton Regional Airport

64 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›4 FT DITCH 125 FT EACH SIDE RWY 05/23.

›ARPT PHONE 910-457-6483.

›FLT TRNG & SIGHTSEEING OPNS INVOF ARPT.

›SKYDIVING OPNS.

›DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›HEL FLT TRNG AND SIGHTSEEING TOUR OPNS INVOF ARPT.

›FOR CD CTC WILMINGTON APCH AT 910-815-4676, OR WHEN APCH CLSD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

›FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 910-540-0957.

›UNUSBL BYD 9 DEG LEFT AND BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

›APCH RATIO 34:1 TO DSPLCD THR DUE TO 46 FT TREES 1782 FT FM DSPLCD THR OFFSET 330 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

›FUEL AVBL 24 HR SELF SVC WITH CREDIT CARD.

›FULL FLT SCHOOL.

›ACTVT PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KSUT on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KSUT have a METAR?

Yes. KSUT has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KSUT have a TAF?

When KSUT 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 KSUT?

KSUT sits at 24 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KSUT?

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.

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