KNBC Beaufort MCAS (Merritt Fld)

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. No ADS-B traffic data available. Weather observation is 1004 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE no tower now Class D

Wind 050° true at 7 kt · VFR · 1004 min old

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5 26% 12202 ft · 7 kt head, 1 kt x-right

23 26% 12202 ft · 7 kt TAIL, 1 kt x-left

14 24% 8001 ft · 1 kt head, 7 kt x-left

32 24% 8001 ft · 1 kt TAIL, 7 kt x-right

Active NOTAMs affecting runways

LIGHTING until 10-31 11:00Z

NBC RATCF BRAVO 14, PAPI OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 5

PRIOR runway length 12202 ft +0.04
WIND 7 kt headwind, 1 kt right crosswind 1004 min ago +0.00

Runway 23

PRIOR runway length 12202 ft +0.04
WIND 7 kt TAILWIND, 1 kt left crosswind 1004 min ago -0.00

Runway 14

PRIOR runway length 8001 ft -0.04
WIND 1 kt headwind, 7 kt left crosswind 1004 min ago -0.00

Runway 32

PRIOR runway length 8001 ft -0.04
WIND 1 kt TAILWIND, 7 kt right crosswind 1004 min ago -0.00

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	1004 min
ADSB	UNAVAILABLE		No ADS-B track history here yet
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)

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KNBC field & runways

Beaufort MCAS (Merritt Fld), Beaufort, South Carolina. Field elevation 37 ft. Class D airspace. Non-towered (ATCT-RATCF). Private use. Magnetic variation 5.0°W on record, 7.8°W today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.052°/year west — about 1° every 19 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Notes
14	135.4°	143.2°	matches rule gives runway 15 in ~34 yr	8,001 ft	PEM
23	221.7°	229.5°	matches	12,202 ft	PEM	ILS
32	315.4°	323.2°	matches rule gives runway 33 in ~34 yr	8,001 ft	PEM
5	41.7°	49.5°	matches	12,202 ft	PEM

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KNBC ☆ Beaufort MCAS (Merritt Fld)