Mitchell Field (17NC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 AM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KEYF), 17NC is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mitchell Field in Elizabethtown, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEYF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mitchell Field (17NC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elizabethtown, NC at a field elevation of 23 ft. 17NC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEYF, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KILM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEYF, 14.8 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEYF 271535Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3032 RMK AO2 T01970065
What changed at KEYF (nearest station)?
Since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 17NC
Based on the nearest station (KEYF), 17NC is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 23 ft). 17NC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KILM, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33FAV | 2,100 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 15 | 2,100 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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17NC 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 15/332,100 × 90 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 17NCWind
- 15
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 3 kt headwind · 4 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 24 h: wind 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
17NC weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 17NC
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ILM UA /OV ILM186078/TM 1400/FL340/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ILM186078Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1400Reported at 14:00 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
ILM UA /OV ILM185056/TM 1041/FL340/TP B737/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ILM185056Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1041Reported at 10:41 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 17NC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEYF reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 57%
- 15
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
17NC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEYF, 15 nm away.
Wind is 57° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 17NC
- City
- Elizabethtown
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.4663, -78.3286
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEYF
- TAF
- Nearest KILM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 6h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mitchell Field (17NC)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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