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Mc Cachren Field (3NC6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:50 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJQF), 3NC6 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 5 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Mc Cachren Field in Harrisburg, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJQF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Mc Cachren Field (3NC6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Harrisburg, NC at a field elevation of 581 ft. 3NC6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJQF, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 720 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCLT.

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VFR
Observed 1950Z (3:50 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJQF, 5.6 nm away.

Wind
070° 5 kt
gusting 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.32"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 kt, gusting 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KJQF 281950Z 07005G13KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A3032

What changed at KJQF (nearest station)?

Since the 1850Z (2:50 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1850Z (2:50 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3NC6

Based on the nearest station (KJQF), 3NC6 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 5 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 581 ft). 3NC6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCLT, about 16 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
10FAV5 kt head2 kt left (g5)
285 kt tail2 kt right (g5)

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3NC6 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 10/28
    720 × 23 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3NC6
    Wind
    10
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    28
    5 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
091720Z07Z19Z

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

3NC6 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 3NC6

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

PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 64 NM W of 3NC6 · 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.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 65 NM W of 3NC6 · 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.
PIREP1912Z (3:12 PM EDT) · 60 NM N of 3NC6 · 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) · 85 NM N of 3NC6 · 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.
PIREP1637Z (12:37 PM EDT) · 98 NM SW of 3NC6 · 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.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 53 NM NE of 3NC6 · 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) · 99 NM NW of 3NC6 · 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) · 53 NM NE of 3NC6 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3NC6

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.

10
67%
28
33%

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Live crosswind meter

3NC6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJQF, 5.6 nm away.

N10285 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt
Headwind in gusts
12 kt
Crosswind in gusts
5 kt

Wind is 25° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 720 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Mc Cachren Field (3NC6) with runway 10/28 marked
N ↑

Runway 10/28 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Daily DALGT local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3NC6
City
Harrisburg
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
581 ft
Coordinates
35.3118, -80.6442
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
720 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJQF
TAF
Nearest KCLT
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Mc Cachren Field (3NC6)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Mc Cachren Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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