Wyatt Airport (79NR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:04 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KECG), 79NR is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 6 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wyatt Airport in Elizabeth City, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KECG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wyatt Airport (79NR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elizabeth City, NC at a field elevation of 11 ft. 79NR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KECG, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,130 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KECG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KECG, 8.8 nm away.
Wind from the north (360°) at 6 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, scattered clouds at 200 ft, scattered clouds at 700 ft, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
SPECI KECG 281104Z 36006KT 6SM BR SCT002 SCT007 14/14 A3032 RMK AO2 T01440144
What changed at KECG (nearest station)?
Since the 1054Z (6:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from IFR to VFR.
- The 600 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Visibility improved from 5 SM to 6 SM.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 79NR
Based on the nearest station (KECG), 79NR is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 6 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 11 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31FAV | 3,130 ft | Asphalt/Turf | 3 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 13 | 3,130 ft | Asphalt/Turf | 3 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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79NR 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 13/313,130 × 185 ft · Asphalt/TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 79NRWind
- 13
- 3 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 3 kt headwind · 5 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 3→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
79NR 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 79NR
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EWN UA /OV 10 E WN/TM 1110/FL30/TP C172/SK BASES 500 FT TOPS 800 FT
EWN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 10 E WNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1110Reported at 11:10 UTC.FL30Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 500 FT TOPS 800 FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 79NR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KECG reported mostly VFR across 36 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 55%
- 13
- 45%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0726Z (3:26 AM EDT)
TAF KECG 280726Z 2807/2906 05007KT P6SM FEW025 TEMPO 2808/2812 1SM BR OVC002 FM281300 05010KT P6SM SCT025 FM281800 05011KT P6SM BKN030
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Live crosswind meter
79NR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KECG, 8.8 nm away.
Wind is 59° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- 79NR
- City
- Elizabeth City
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 11 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.3674, -76.2994
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,130 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KECG
- TAF
- Nearest KECG
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wyatt Airport (79NR)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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