Womble Field (3NC9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:05 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRDU), 3NC9 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1.3 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Womble Field in Chapel Hill, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRDU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Womble Field (3NC9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chapel Hill, NC at a field elevation of 475 ft. 3NC9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRDU, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRDU, 14.6 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 1.3 statute miles, broken clouds at 200 ft, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
SPECI KRDU 280905Z 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR BKN002 11/09 A3032 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 T01060094
What changed at KRDU (nearest station)?
Since the 0902Z (5:02 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0902Z (5:02 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 3NC9
Based on the nearest station (KRDU), 3NC9 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1.3 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 475 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.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 1,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 25 | 1,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
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3NC9 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 07/251,600 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3NC9Wind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling 25,000 ft → 200 ft.
3NC9 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 3NC9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRDU reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 07
- 75%
- 25
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0528Z (1:28 AM EDT)
TAF KRDU 280528Z 2806/2906 07003KT P6SM SKC FM280830 05003KT 1SM BR BKN003 FM281600 05006KT P6SM BKN010 FM281800 06006KT P6SM BKN050
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Live crosswind meter
3NC9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRDU, 15 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3NC9
- City
- Chapel Hill
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 475 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.8782, -79.0868
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRDU
- TAF
- Nearest KRDU
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Womble Field (3NC9)
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