Wheat Field (56NC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFQD), 56NC is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wheat Field in Tryon, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFQD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wheat Field (56NC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tryon, NC at a field elevation of 960 ft. 56NC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFQD, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGSP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFQD, 14.1 nm away.
Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFQD 281055Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3036 RMK AO2
What changed at KFQD (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 56NC
Based on the nearest station (KFQD), 56NC is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 960 ft). 56NC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGSP, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 1,500 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 09 | 1,500 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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56NC 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 09/271,500 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 56NCWind
- 09
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 1 kt headwind · 3 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
56NC 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 56NC
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DNL UA /OV IRQ/TM 1054/FL300/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300/RM ZTLFD-20
DNL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IRQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1054Reported at 10:54 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300Turbulence: occasional light chop 300.RM ZTLFD-20Remarks.Show raw report
TRI UA /OV VXV050004/TM 1039/FL270/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-37
TRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VXV050004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1039Reported at 10:39 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 56NC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFQD reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 66%
- 27
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
56NC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFQD, 14 nm away.
Wind is 76° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 56NC
- City
- Tryon
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 960 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.2067, -82.0319
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFQD
- TAF
- Nearest KGSP
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wheat Field (56NC)
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