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Triple M Airport (4NC5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:51 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KNJM), 4NC5 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 050° at 17 knots gusting 23, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Triple M Airport in Cape Carteret, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNJM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Triple M Airport (4NC5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cape Carteret, NC at a field elevation of 30 ft. 4NC5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNJM, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,750 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNKT.

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No data
Observed 1451Z (10:51 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNJM, 2.6 nm away.

Wind
050° 17 kt
gusting 23 kt
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.30"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 17 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg.

Raw METAR
METAR KNJM 281451Z AUTO 05017G23KT CLR 22/16 A3030 RMK AO2 PK WND 03028/1405 SLP265 T02170161 51014 TSNO $

What changed at KNJM (nearest station)?

Since the 1351Z (9:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1351Z (9:51 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 4NC5

Based on the nearest station (KNJM), 4NC5 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 050° at 17 knots gusting 23, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 30 ft). 4NC5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNKT, about 13 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
05FAV17 kt head2 kt right (g3)
2317 kt tail2 kt right

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4NC5 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
    2,750 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4NC5
    Wind
    05
    17 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    23
    17 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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“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
0132617Z05Z14Z

Over the last 21 h: wind 9→17 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

4NC5 weather radar

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

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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 4NC5

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

PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 91 NM W of 4NC5 · 3,800 ft MSL · CRJ9
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FAY UA /OV FAY/TM 1424/FL038/TP CRJ9/RM BASES
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASESRemarks.
PIREP1321Z (9:21 AM EDT) · 50 NM SW of 4NC5 · during descent · AT43
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ILM UA /OV KILM/TM 1321/FLDURD/TP AT43/RM +/- 12 KTS ON FINALE
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KILMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1321Reported at 13:21 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.
RM +/- 12 KTS ON FINALERemarks.
PIREP1238Z (8:38 AM EDT) · 94 NM W of 4NC5 · during descent · E145
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FAY UA /OV FAY220005/TM 1238/FL005/TP E145/RM 005OVC015 DURD
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAY220005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
RM 005OVC015 DURDRemarks.
PIREP1237Z (8:37 AM EDT) · 50 NM SW of 4NC5 · 3,500 ft MSL · C208
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ILM UA /OV KILM/TM 1237/FL035/TP C208/SK OVC032-TOP041/RM KILM RUNWAY 6 ARRIVAL C208 REPORTED CLOUD BASES OVC032-TOP041. TS
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KILMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1237Reported at 12:37 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC032-TOP041Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM KILM RUNWAY 6 ARRIVAL C20…Remarks.
PIREP1207Z (8:07 AM EDT) · 91 NM W of 4NC5 · 400 ft MSL · PC12
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FAY UA /OV FAY/TM 1207/FL004/TP PC12/RM BASES 004 TOPS 008
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL004Altitude: 400 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 004 TOPS 008Remarks.
PIREP1204Z (8:04 AM EDT) · 88 NM SW of 4NC5 · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
intermittent light chop turbulence
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ILM UA /OV ILM185056/TM 1204/FL340/TP B737/SK SKC/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILM185056Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1204Reported at 12:04 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
PIREP1150Z (7:50 AM EDT) · 88 NM SW of 4NC5 · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
intermittent light chop turbulence
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ILM UA /OV ILM185056/TM 1150/FL340/TP B737/SK SKC/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILM185056Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1150Reported at 11:50 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
PIREP1110Z (7:10 AM EDT) · 21 NM N of 4NC5 · 3,000 ft MSL · C172
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EWN UA /OV 10 E WN/TM 1110/FL30/TP C172/SK BASES 500 FT TOPS 800 FT
EWN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 E WNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1110Reported at 11:10 UTC.
FL30Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 500 FT TOPS 800 FTSky 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 4NC5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNJM reported mostly low IFR across 17 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 33%LIFR 67%
Wind avg/max: 9/17 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 10/200 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.08 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

05
71%
23
29%

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Live crosswind meter

4NC5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNJM, 2.6 nm away.

N052317 kt
Headwind
17 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt
Headwind in gusts
23 kt
Crosswind in gusts
3 kt

Wind is 8° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,750 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Triple M Airport (4NC5)
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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
4NC5
City
Cape Carteret
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
30 ft
Coordinates
34.7295, -77.0513
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,750 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KNJM
TAF
Nearest KNKT
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 49m

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Pilot PIREPs for Triple M Airport (4NC5)

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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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