Pink Hill Airport (4W9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:15 PM ET, Oct 18, based on the nearest station (KDPL), 4W9 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 12 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Pink Hill Airport in Pink Hill, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDPL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Pink Hill Airport (4W9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pink Hill, NC at a field elevation of 144 ft. 4W9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDPL, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOAJ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDPL, 12.5 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDPL 190115Z AUTO 02012G17KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3044 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for 4W9
Based on the nearest station (KDPL), 4W9 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 12 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (01). Density altitude is approximately -850 ft (field elevation 144 ft). 4W9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOAJ, about 15 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01FAV | 2,800 ft | TURF-F | 11 kt head | 4 kt right (g6) |
| 19 | 2,800 ft | TURF-F | 12 kt tail | 2 kt left (g3) |
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4W9 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 01/192,800 × 85 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4W9Wind
- 01
- 11 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 12 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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.
4W9 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 4W9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EWN UA /OV EWN/TM 1607/FL008/TP EC45/SK BKN020/WX 10SM HZ
EWN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EWNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1607Reported at 16:07 UTC.FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.TP EC45Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 10SM HZWeather and flight visibility observed.Show raw report
RDU UA /OV RDU 230/12/TM 1442/FL5200/TP A319/SK BASES 5200
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDU 230/12Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1442Reported at 14:42 UTC.FL5200Altitude: 52,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 5200Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4W9
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Live crosswind meter
4W9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDPL, 13 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 4W9
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 4W9.
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4W9
- City
- Pink Hill
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 144 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.0507, -77.7361
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDPL
- TAF
- Nearest KOAJ
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 40m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Pink Hill Airport (4W9)
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