Thompson Farms Airport (6NC5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KETC), 6NC5 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Thompson Farms Airport in Whitakers, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KETC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Thompson Farms Airport (6NC5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Whitakers, NC at a field elevation of 100 ft. 6NC5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KETC, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRWI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KETC, 7.6 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KETC 282335Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A3031 RMK AO2 T01800140
What changed at KETC (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6NC5
Based on the nearest station (KETC), 6NC5 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (03). Density altitude is approximately 0 ft (field elevation 100 ft). 6NC5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRWI, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03FAV | 1,800 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 21 | 1,800 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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6NC5 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 03/211,800 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6NC5Wind
- 03
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 2 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6NC5 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 6NC5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KETC reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 78%
- 21
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
6NC5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KETC, 7.6 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 03, 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
- Fuel
- 100 (green)
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6NC5
- City
- Whitakers
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 100 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.0249, -77.6594
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KETC
- TAF
- Nearest KRWI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 22h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Thompson Farms Airport (6NC5)
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