Goose Creek Airport (28A) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEQY), 28A is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Goose Creek Airport in Indian Trail, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEQY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Goose Creek Airport (28A) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Indian Trail, NC at a field elevation of 565 ft. 28A has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEQY, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,350 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCLT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEQY, 6.3 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEQY 281353Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP290 T01440106
Current pilot readout for 28A
Based on the nearest station (KEQY), 28A is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 565 ft). 28A does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCLT, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04FAV | 2,350 ft | ASPH-G | 8 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 22 | 2,350 ft | ASPH-G | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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28A 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 04/222,350 × 35 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 28AWind
- 04
- 8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 22
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 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.
28A weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 28A
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1343/FL020/TP F2TH /SK OVC011 TOP 016
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1343Reported at 13:43 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP F2THAircraft type reporting.SK OVC011 TOP 016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
RDU UA /OV RDU 230 5/TM 1322/FL013/TP B737/RM BASE 007 TOPS 014
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDU 230 5Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1322Reported at 13:22 UTC.FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.RM BASE 007 TOPS 014Remarks.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.Show raw report
GMU UA /OV 2NM S/TM 1305/FL15/TP C560/SK CLR/WX 10SM/RM 20-25KT CROSSWIND TO TOUCHDOWN
GMU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 2NM SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.FL15Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C560Aircraft type reporting.SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM 20-25KT CROSSWIND TO TOUC…Remarks.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.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.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.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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 28A
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 81%
- 22
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
28A has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEQY, 6.3 nm away.
Wind is 5° off runway 04, 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 IRREG local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales · Annual surveying
- Pattern altitude
- 1,100 ft MSL (535 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 28A
- City
- Indian Trail
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 565 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.1210, -80.5873
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,350 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEQY
- TAF
- Nearest KCLT
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 31m
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Pilot PIREPs for Goose Creek Airport (28A)
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