The Duchy Airport (5NC5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBUY), 5NC5 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near The Duchy Airport in Haw River, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
The Duchy Airport (5NC5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Haw River, NC at a field elevation of 650 ft. 5NC5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUY, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUY, 10.5 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,800 ft, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBUY 281954Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM FEW038 22/13 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP260 T02170128
What changed at KBUY (nearest station)?
Since the 1854Z (2:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 3,300 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for 5NC5
Based on the nearest station (KBUY), 5NC5 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (03). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 650 ft). 5NC5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDU, about 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03FAV | 3,500 ft | ASPH | 6 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 21 | 3,500 ft | ASPH | 7 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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5NC5 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 03/213,500 × 44 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5NC5Wind
- 03
- 6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 7 kt tailwind · 1 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5NC5 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5NC5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBUY reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 38 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 76%
- 21
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
5NC5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBUY, 11 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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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
- 5NC5
- City
- Haw River
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.9823, -79.2741
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBUY
- TAF
- Nearest KRDU
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 4m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for The Duchy Airport (5NC5)
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