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Welborn Farm Airport (3NC1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMWK), 3NC1 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Welborn Farm Airport in Boonville, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMWK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Welborn Farm Airport (3NC1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Boonville, NC at a field elevation of 1,030 ft. 3NC1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMWK, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGSO.

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VFR
Observed 2335Z (7:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMWK, 16.1 nm away.

Wind
090° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMWK 282335Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A3035 RMK AO2

What changed at KMWK (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3NC1

Based on the nearest station (KMWK), 3NC1 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,030 ft). 3NC1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGSO, about 36 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
14FAV2 kt head2 kt left
322 kt tail2 kt right

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3NC1 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 14/32
    1,800 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3NC1
    Wind
    14
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    32
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
061223Z11Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3NC1 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 3NC1

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

PIREP2208Z (6:08 PM EDT) · 34 NM E of 3NC1 · 23,000 ft MSL · B738
light chop turbulence
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 2208/FL230/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM CHEAT SHEET 0600 L CHA GSP TRI 0615 L A80 SOUTH AREA 0630 L AVL 0645 L AGS 0700 L MGM A80 AIRPORTS DAYTIME OPS GVL JCA WDR TRI AIRPORTS DAYTIME OPS 0A9 GCY VJI29
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2208Reported at 22:08 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM CHEAT SHEET 0600 L CHA GS…Remarks.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 84 NM SW of 3NC1 · 31,000 ft MSL · C25M
trace rime 310 icing
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SPA UA /OV SPA354017/TM 1927/FL310/TP C25M/TA M21/IC TRACE RIME 310/RM ZTLFD-42
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPA354017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
TA M21Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE RIME 310Icing: trace rime 310.
RM ZTLFD-42Remarks.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 90 NM SW of 3NC1 · 31,000 ft MSL · C25M
trace rime icing
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SPA UA /OV SPA360005/TM 1927/FL310/TP C25M/IC TRACE RIME
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPA360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.
PIREP1912Z (3:12 PM EDT) · 12 NM W of 3NC1 · 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.
PIREP1800Z (2:00 PM EDT) · 97 NM NE of 3NC1 · during descent · E145
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LYH UA /OV KLYH/TM 1800/FLDURD/TP E145/RM RY 4 B028
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1800Reported at 18:00 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
RM RY 4 B028Remarks.
PIREP1759Z (1:59 PM EDT) · 93 NM NE of 3NC1 · during descent · E145
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LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1759/FL028/TP E145/SK BKN028/RM DURGD RY04 KLYH
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.
FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURGD RY04 KLYHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3NC1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMWK reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

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.

14
55%
32
45%

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Live crosswind meter

3NC1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMWK, 16 nm away.

N14323 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 44° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Welborn Farm Airport (3NC1)
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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
3NC1
City
Boonville
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
1,030 ft
Coordinates
36.2054, -80.6584
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMWK
TAF
Nearest KGSO
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 47m

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Pilot PIREPs for Welborn Farm Airport (3NC1)

Community-submitted

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

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