Arant Airport (1NC6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEQY), 1NC6 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Arant Airport in Wingate, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEQY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Arant Airport (1NC6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wingate, NC at a field elevation of 535 ft. 1NC6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEQY, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCLT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEQY, 8.7 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,700 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.34 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEQY 281153Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM SCT027 10/08 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP283 T01000078 10111 20089 53012
What changed at KEQY (nearest station)?
Since the 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.32 → 30.34 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 1NC6
Based on the nearest station (KEQY), 1NC6 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 535 ft). 1NC6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCLT, about 26 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 | 2,800 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 15 | 2,800 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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1NC6 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 15/332,800 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1NC6Wind
- 15
- 3 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 3 kt headwind · 5 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 3→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1NC6 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 1NC6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
FAY UA /OV FAY/TM 1207/FL004/TP PC12/RM BASES 004 TOPS 008
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.FL004Altitude: 400 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.RM BASES 004 TOPS 008Remarks.Show raw report
RDU UA /OV RDU/TM 1207/FL002/TP BCS3/SK OVC002
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FLO UA /OV FLO/TM 1141/FL290/TP CRJ7/TB CONS LGT CHOP
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FLOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1137/FL20/TP E170/SK BKN012
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1137Reported at 11:37 UTC.FL20Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SPA UA /OV SPA270012/TM 1132/FL300/TP B737/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-50
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SPA270012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.RM ZTLFD-50Remarks.Show raw report
SPA UA /OV SPA/TM 1129/FL300/TP B739/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /IC NEG/RM ZTLFD-32
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SPALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1129Reported at 11:29 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZTLFD-32Remarks.Show raw report
GSO UA /OV KGSO/TM 1025/FL013/TP E75L/SK BKN013/RM DURC
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KGSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK BKN013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1NC6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEQY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 78%
- 15
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
1NC6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEQY, 8.7 nm away.
Wind is 65° 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
- Daily 0700-2100 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1NC6
- City
- Wingate
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 535 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.0560, -80.4501
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEQY
- TAF
- Nearest KCLT
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 10h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Arant Airport (1NC6)
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