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Elkins Field (1E6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEYF), 1E6 is currently LIFR with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Elkins Field in Clarkton, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEYF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Elkins Field (1E6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clarkton, NC at a field elevation of 93 ft. 1E6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEYF, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLBT.

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LIFR
Observed 1055Z (6:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEYF, 8.8 nm away.

Wind
350° 4 kt
Visibility
0.5 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
30.29"
Temp / Dew
53°F / 12°C
dew 53°F / 11°C

Wind from the north (350°) at 4 kt, visibility 1/2 statute mile, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KEYF 281055Z AUTO 35004KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 12/11 A3029 RMK AO2 T01150114

What changed at KEYF (nearest station)?

Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Fog began (FG).
  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for 1E6

Based on the nearest station (KEYF), 1E6 is currently LIFR with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (01). Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 93 ft). 1E6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLBT, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
01FAV4 kt head1 kt left
194 kt tail1 kt right

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1E6 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.

  • Runway 01/19
    2,000 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1E6
    Wind
    01
    4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    19
    4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061211Z23Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 300 ft.

1E6 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 1E6

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1110Z (7:10 AM EDT) · 86 NM NE of 1E6 · 3,000 ft MSL · C172
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EWN UA /OV 10 E WN/TM 1110/FL30/TP C172/SK BASES 500 FT TOPS 800 FT
EWN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 E WNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1110Reported at 11:10 UTC.
FL30Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 500 FT TOPS 800 FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1109Z (7:09 AM EDT) · 53 NM SW of 1E6 · 3,500 ft MSL · C208
smooth turbulence
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MYR UA /OV 7 W MYR/TM 1109/FL035/TP C208/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH
MYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 W MYRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1109Reported at 11:09 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP0907Z (5:07 AM EDT) · 86 NM N of 1E6 · 1,500 ft MSL · B738
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RDU UA /OV RDU050001/TM 0907/FL015/TP B738/SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDU050001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0907Reported at 09:07 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 1E6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEYF reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 93%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

01
65%
19
35%

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Live crosswind meter

1E6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEYF, 8.8 nm away.

N01194 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Elkins Field (1E6)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2NR2
City
Clarkton
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
93 ft
Coordinates
34.4588, -78.6186
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEYF
TAF
Nearest KLBT
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 14m

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Pilot PIREPs for Elkins Field (1E6)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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