Whitfield's East Airport (23NR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K7W6), 23NR is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 13 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Whitfield's East Airport in Fairfield, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K7W6): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Whitfield's East Airport (23NR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fairfield, NC at a field elevation of 1 ft. 23NR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K7W6, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KECG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K7W6, 13.5 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 13 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 3,900 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,900 ft.
METAR K7W6 281915Z AUTO 03013G18KT 10SM OVC039 22/17 A3029 RMK AO2 T02210165
What changed at K7W6 (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 23NR
Based on the nearest station (K7W6), 23NR is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 13 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 1 ft). 23NR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KECG, about 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 3,300 ft | ASPH-TURF | 8 kt head | 10 kt left (g14) |
| 26 | 3,300 ft | ASPH-TURF | 8 kt tail | 10 kt right (g14) |
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23NR 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 08/263,300 × 23 ft · ASPH-TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 23NRWind
- 08
- 8 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 8 kt tailwind · 10 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→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,900 ft.
23NR 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 23NR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K7W6 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 76%
- 26
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
23NR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K7W6, 14 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 08, 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
- Ireg all day
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 23NR
- City
- Fairfield
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.5609, -76.2324
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K7W6
- TAF
- Nearest KECG
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Whitfield's East Airport (23NR)
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