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Phillip R Bunn Airport (51NC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLHZ), 51NC is currently IFR with winds from 030° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Phillip R Bunn Airport in Zebulon, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLHZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Phillip R Bunn Airport (51NC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Zebulon, NC at a field elevation of 330 ft. 51NC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLHZ, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDU.

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IFR
Observed 1615Z (12:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLHZ, 9.7 nm away.

Wind
030° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
900 ft
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 900 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KLHZ 281615Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM BKN009 OVC060 17/13 A3040 RMK AO2

What changed at KLHZ (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (11:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1555Z (11:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 51NC

Based on the nearest station (KLHZ), 51NC is currently IFR with winds from 030° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 330 ft). 51NC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDU, about 21 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
10FAV4 kt head7 kt left
284 kt tail7 kt right

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51NC 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
    2,300 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 51NC
    Wind
    10
    4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    28
    4 kt tailwind · 7 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
061216Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 900 ft.

51NC 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 51NC

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

PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 92 NM W of 51NC · 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.
PIREP1607Z (12:07 PM EDT) · 79 NM SE of 51NC · 800 ft MSL · EC45
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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.
PIREP1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) · 92 NM W of 51NC · 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.
PIREP1520Z (11:20 AM EDT) · 80 NM W of 51NC · 2,000 ft MSL · C68A
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1520/FL020/TP C68A/RM TOPS 020
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
RM TOPS 020Remarks.
PIREP1503Z (11:03 AM EDT) · 80 NM W of 51NC · altitude unknown · B717
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1503/FL000/TP B717/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1451Z (10:51 AM EDT) · 80 NM W of 51NC · altitude unknown · E170
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1451/FL000/TP E170/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1450Z (10:50 AM EDT) · 93 NM NW of 51NC · during descent · PC24
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GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1450/FLDURD/TP PC24/SK OVC013
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1442Z (10:42 AM EDT) · 21 NM W of 51NC · altitude unknown · A319
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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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 51NC

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLHZ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 63%IFR 10%LIFR 27%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 1%IFR 4%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

10
63%
28
37%

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Live crosswind meter

51NC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLHZ, 9.7 nm away.

N10288 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 62° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Phillip R Bunn Airport (51NC)
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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
51NC
City
Zebulon
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
330 ft
Coordinates
35.8623, -78.3483
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLHZ
TAF
Nearest KRDU
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for Phillip R Bunn Airport (51NC)

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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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