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Friendship Field (35NR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAVL), 35NR is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Friendship Field in Mars Hill, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAVL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Friendship Field (35NR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mars Hill, NC at a field elevation of 2,356 ft. 35NR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAVL, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAVL.

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VFR
Observed 1754Z (1:54 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAVL, 23.7 nm away.

Wind
170° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 19°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAVL 281754Z 17004KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP266 T01940072 10194 20044 58020

What changed at KAVL (nearest station)?

Since the 1654Z (12:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.37 → 30.35 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 35NR

Based on the nearest station (KAVL), 35NR is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately 2,900 ft (field elevation 2,356 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
23FAV2 kt head3 kt left
052 kt tail3 kt right

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35NR 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 05/23
    1,600 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 35NR
    Wind
    05
    2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    23
    2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    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
061218Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

35NR 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 35NR

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

PIREP1637Z (12:37 PM EDT) · 96 NM S of 35NR · 27,000 ft MSL · BE20
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GRD UA /OV GRD/TM 1637/FL270/TP BE20/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 32
GRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 32Remarks.
PIREP1621Z (12:21 PM EDT) · 41 NM NE of 35NR · 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.
PIREP1513Z (11:13 AM EDT) · 78 NM SW of 35NR · 23,000 ft MSL · A321
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1513/FL230/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 49
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 49Remarks.
PIREP1512Z (11:12 AM EDT) · 25 NM N of 35NR · 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.
PIREP1511Z (11:11 AM EDT) · 78 NM SW of 35NR · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
light chop turbulence
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1511/FL300/TP B737/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 50
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1511Reported at 15:11 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD 50Remarks.
PIREP1456Z (10:56 AM EDT) · 63 NM N of 35NR · 24,000 ft MSL · BE10
light rime icing
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VJI UA /OV GZG/TM 1456/FL240/TP BE10/TA M22/IC LGT RIME/RM ZTLFD
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GZGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1456Reported at 14:56 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BE10Aircraft type reporting.
TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZTLFDRemarks.
PIREP1417Z (10:17 AM EDT) · 28 NM SE of 35NR · 20,000 ft MSL · E175
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AVL UA /OV SUG/TM 1417/FL200/TP E175/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 50
AVL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SUGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1417Reported at 14:17 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP E175Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 50Remarks.
PIREP1317Z (9:17 AM EDT) · 26 NM W of 35NR · 35,000 ft MSL · B39M
light chop turbulence
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AVL UA /OV SOT/TM 1317/FL350/TP B39M/TB LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-18
AVL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1317Reported at 13:17 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD-18Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 35NR

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAVL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 6%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/13 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

05
77%
23
23%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)

TAF KAVL 281720Z 2818/2918 13004KT P6SM BKN250 FM290900 00000KT 5SM BR FEW005 BKN120 FM291400 00000KT P6SM SCT160

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Live crosswind meter

35NR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAVL, 24 nm away.

N23054 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 58° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Friendship Field (35NR) with runway 05/23 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
35NR
City
Mars Hill
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
2,356 ft
Coordinates
35.8305, -82.5193
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAVL
TAF
Nearest KAVL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
4h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Friendship Field (35NR)

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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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