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Goodnight's Airport (2NC8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:50 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJQF), 2NC8 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 5 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Goodnight's Airport in Kannapolis, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJQF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Goodnight's Airport (2NC8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kannapolis, NC at a field elevation of 740 ft. 2NC8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJQF, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCLT.

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VFR
Observed 1850Z (2:50 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJQF, 8.9 nm away.

Wind
060° 5 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.33"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 5 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KJQF 281850Z 06005G15KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A3033

What changed at KJQF (nearest station)?

Since the 1750Z (1:50 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed down from 10 to 5 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.35 → 30.33 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 2NC8

Based on the nearest station (KJQF), 2NC8 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 5 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 07. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 740 ft). 2NC8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCLT, about 24 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07FAV5 kt head0 kt (g1)
255 kt tail0 kt (g1)

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2NC8 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 07/25
    1,300 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2NC8
    Wind
    07
    5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    25
    5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
091719Z06Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

2NC8 weather radar

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

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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 2NC8

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

PIREP1912Z (3:12 PM EDT) · 47 NM N of 2NC8 · 34,000 ft MSL · B752
continuous light chop turbulence
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HKY UA /OV BZM040030/TM 1912/FL340/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-43
HKY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BZM040030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD-43Remarks.
PIREP1735Z (1:35 PM EDT) · 73 NM NE of 2NC8 · 2,500 ft MSL · DA40
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GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1735/FL025/TP DA40/SK OVC030
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP DA40Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 42 NM NE of 2NC8 · during descent · C56
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1623/FL018/TP C56/RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSL
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C56Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSLRemarks.
PIREP1621Z (12:21 PM EDT) · 91 NM NW of 2NC8 · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
light turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV/TM 1621/FL360/TP A319/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1621Reported at 16:21 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) · 42 NM NE of 2NC8 · during descent · C56X
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1535/FL020/TP C56X/RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASES 013
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASE…Remarks.
PIREP1520Z (11:20 AM EDT) · 45 NM NE of 2NC8 · 2,000 ft MSL · C68A
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1520/FL020/TP C68A/RM TOPS 020
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
RM TOPS 020Remarks.
PIREP1512Z (11:12 AM EDT) · 99 NM NW of 2NC8 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV240020/TM 1512/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMV240020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1503Z (11:03 AM EDT) · 45 NM NE of 2NC8 · altitude unknown · B717
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1503/FL000/TP B717/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky 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 2NC8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJQF reported mostly VFR across 40 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/15 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,600 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

07
79%
25
21%

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Live crosswind meter

2NC8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJQF, 8.9 nm away.

N07255 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
1 kt

Wind is 5° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Goodnight's Airport (2NC8)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2NC8
City
Kannapolis
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
740 ft
Coordinates
35.5254, -80.6398
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJQF
TAF
Nearest KCLT
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Goodnight's Airport (2NC8)

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

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