K & D Airport (71NC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBUY), 71NC is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near K & D Airport in Elon, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
K & D Airport (71NC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elon, NC at a field elevation of 800 ft. 71NC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUY, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 09/27), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUY, 13 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBUY 280654Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00670061
What changed at KBUY (nearest station)?
Since the 0554Z (1:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0554Z (1:54 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 71NC
Based on the nearest station (KBUY), 71NC is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 800 ft). 71NC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAN, about 19 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 3,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 09 | 1,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 22 | 3,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 27 | 1,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
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71NC 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 04/223,000 × 200 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 71NCWind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 09/271,000 × 200 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 71NCWind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
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 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
71NC weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 71NC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBUY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 64%
- 22
- 18%
- 27
- 11%
- 09
- 7%
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Live crosswind meter
71NC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBUY, 13 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Ireg all day
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 71NC
- City
- Elon
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 800 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.2640, -79.4502
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBUY
- TAF
- Nearest KDAN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 15h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for K & D Airport (71NC)
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