Gary Fox Airport (05NR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBUY), 05NR is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Gary Fox Airport in Mebane, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gary Fox Airport (05NR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mebane, NC at a field elevation of 675 ft. 05NR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUY, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,235 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUY, 12 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,800 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,800 ft.
METAR KBUY 290154Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM BKN048 OVC060 16/13 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 T01560133
What changed at KBUY (nearest station)?
Since the 0054Z (8:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Ceiling moved from 6,000 ft to 4,800 ft.
Current pilot readout for 05NR
Based on the nearest station (KBUY), 05NR is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 34. Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 675 ft). 05NR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAN, about 25 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34FAV | 1,235 ft | Turf | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 16 | 1,235 ft | Turf | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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05NR runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 16/341,235 × 75 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 05NRWind
- 16
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 4,800 ft.
05NR weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 05NR
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 2208/FL230/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM CHEAT SHEET 0600 L CHA GSP TRI 0615 L A80 SOUTH AREA 0630 L AVL 0645 L AGS 0700 L MGM A80 AIRPORTS DAYTIME OPS GVL JCA WDR TRI AIRPORTS DAYTIME OPS 0A9 GCY VJI29
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2208Reported at 22:08 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM CHEAT SHEET 0600 L CHA GS…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 05NR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBUY reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 38 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 71%
- 16
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
05NR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBUY, 12 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 05NR
- City
- Mebane
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 675 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.1684, -79.2769
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,235 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBUY
- TAF
- Nearest KDAN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 19h 39m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Gary Fox Airport (05NR)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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