Dry Pond Airport (28NR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFQD), 28NR is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dry Pond Airport in Rutherfordton, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFQD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dry Pond Airport (28NR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rutherfordton, NC at a field elevation of 1,130 ft. 28NR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFQD, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 1,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAVL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFQD, 5.7 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFQD 280955Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3035 RMK AO2
What changed at KFQD (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 28NR
Based on the nearest station (KFQD), 28NR is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 1,130 ft). 28NR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAVL, about 27 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 | 1,450 ft | Turf | 0 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 26 | 1,450 ft | Turf | 0 kt head | 4 kt right |
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28NR 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 08/261,450 × 75 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 28NRWind
- 08
- 0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 0 kt headwind · 4 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 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
28NR weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 28NR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFQD reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 70%
- 26
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
28NR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFQD, 5.7 nm away.
Wind is 90° 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 28NR
- City
- Rutherfordton
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,130 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.3475, -81.9950
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,450 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFQD
- TAF
- Nearest KAVL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 26m
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