Brown Airport (6NC4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSVH), 6NC4 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Brown Airport in Taylorsville, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSVH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Brown Airport (6NC4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Taylorsville, NC at a field elevation of 1,170 ft. 6NC4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSVH, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (06/24, 16/34), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHKY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSVH, 12.4 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (69°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSVH 281635Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A3039 RMK AO2 T02030112
What changed at KSVH (nearest station)?
Since the 1615Z (12:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1615Z (12:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6NC4
Based on the nearest station (KSVH), 6NC4 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06, 34). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 1,170 ft). 6NC4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHKY, about 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 1,400 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 34 | 1,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 16 | 1,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 5 kt left |
| 24 | 1,400 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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6NC4 runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 06/241,400 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6NC4Wind
- 06
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 24
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 16/341,200 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6NC4Wind
- 16
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 4 kt headwind · 3 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6NC4 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 6NC4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSVH reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 52%
- 34
- 28%
- 24
- 16%
- 16
- 4%
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Live crosswind meter
6NC4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSVH, 12 nm away.
Wind is 15° off runway 06, 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
- Daily IREG local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6NC4
- City
- Taylorsville
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,170 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.9057, -81.1395
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSVH
- TAF
- Nearest KHKY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 5h 39m
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