Skip to content
Know before you taxi

All Products

Aviation Intelligence

Alerts & Airspace

Free Pilot Tools & Widgets

RC Aviation

Games & Learning

Weather Research & More

Pilot Resources

My Airports

Your shortcuts, saved on this device. Search to add an airport.

No airports saved yet. Add the fields you visit most.

Ask ATIS

Ron's Ultralight Field (1NC1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSCR), 1NC1 is currently LIFR with winds from 020° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Ron's Ultralight Field in Pittsboro, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSCR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ron's Ultralight Field (1NC1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pittsboro, NC at a field elevation of 525 ft. 1NC1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSCR, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDU.

Ask ATIS AIAsk anything about 1NC1's weather, runways or delays, or search another airport.
LIFR
Observed 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSCR, 14.5 nm away.

Wind
020° 4 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
30.38"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KSCR 281255Z AUTO 02004KT 7SM OVC003 11/11 A3038 RMK AO2 T01130111

What changed at KSCR (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (8:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility improved from 3 SM to 7 SM.
  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for 1NC1

Based on the nearest station (KSCR), 1NC1 is currently LIFR with winds from 020° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 525 ft). 1NC1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDU, about 22 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
32FAV2 kt head3 kt right
142 kt tail3 kt left

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

1NC1 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 14/32
    1,600 × 125 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1NC1
    Wind
    14
    2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    32
    2 kt headwind · 3 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
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 300 ft.

1NC1 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Loading…
Loading radar…

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 1NC1

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

PIREP1312Z (9:12 AM EDT) · 75 NM SW of 1NC1 · 4,000 ft MSL · C172
Show raw report
FLO UA /OV CQW/TM 1312/FL040/TP C172/RM VFR
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CQWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1312Reported at 13:12 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
RM VFRRemarks.
PIREP1305Z (9:05 AM EDT) · 39 NM W of 1NC1 · during climb · C25M
Show raw report
GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1305/FLDURC/TP C25M/SK 009OVC014
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
SK 009OVC014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1301Z (9:01 AM EDT) · 39 NM W of 1NC1 · during descent · B712
Show raw report
GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1301/FLDURD/TP B712/SK OVC015
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B712Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1254Z (8:54 AM EDT) · 81 NM S of 1NC1 · 4,000 ft MSL · C172
Show raw report
FLO UA /OV DLC090009/TM 1254/FL040/TP C172/SK BASE041
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLC090009Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1254Reported at 12:54 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE041Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1238Z (8:38 AM EDT) · 56 NM S of 1NC1 · during descent · E145
Show raw report
FAY UA /OV FAY220005/TM 1238/FL005/TP E145/RM 005OVC015 DURD
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAY220005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
RM 005OVC015 DURDRemarks.
PIREP1237Z (8:37 AM EDT) · 39 NM W of 1NC1 · 2,000 ft MSL · BE20
Show raw report
GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1237/FL020/TP BE20/SK OVC002 TOP015
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1237Reported at 12:37 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002 TOP015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1225Z (8:25 AM EDT) · 91 NM N of 1NC1 · during climb · BE58
Show raw report
LYH UA /OV KLYH/TM 1225/FLDURC/TP BE58/RM RY22 DEP B019 T023
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1225Reported at 12:25 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.
RM RY22 DEP B019 T023Remarks.
PIREP1212Z (8:12 AM EDT) · 22 NM E of 1NC1 · 1,000 ft MSL · B75L
Show raw report
RDU UA /OV RDU/TM 1212/FL010/TP B75L/SK TOPS 010
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1212Reported at 12:12 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP B75LAircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 010Sky 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 1NC1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSCR reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 80%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 15%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

32
60%
14
40%

Get 1NC1 weather alerts in Telegram

Stop refreshing aviation weather manually. Track 1NC1 in ATIS Alerts and get notified when a new METAR changes the picture: a category drop, or wind and ceiling moving toward your minimums.

Track 1NC1 free on Telegram

No live weather from 1NC1

Live crosswind meter

1NC1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSCR, 15 nm away.

N32144 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.

Have a weather station at 1NC1? Help us make your field's weather available to every pilot, free. Add your field's wx station →

Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Ron's Ultralight Field (1NC1)
N ↑

Imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain). Something off? ✏️ Suggest an edit

Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1NC1
City
Pittsboro
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
525 ft
Coordinates
35.8120, -79.2384
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSCR
TAF
Nearest KRDU
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 12m

Run a flight school, FBO, or club here? Embed 1NC1's live status on your website, free →

Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

RC flying fields nearby

AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.

All RC flying fields →

See all North Carolina airports →

Pilot PIREPs for Ron's Ultralight Field (1NC1)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Ron's Ultralight Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

No Pilot PIREPs have been submitted for 1NC1 yet. Recently flew here? Help the next pilot by leaving a quick airport note.

Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

Spotted incorrect airport info? ✏️ Suggest an edit

How ATIS Alerts works · All US airports · North Carolina airports