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Cox Field (81NC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 81NC right now.

Aviation weather near Cox Field in Tabor City, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCRE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cox Field (81NC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tabor City, NC at a field elevation of 50 ft. 81NC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCRE, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCRE.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCRE, 13.8 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KCRE (nearest station)?

Since the 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for 81NC

A current METAR is not available for 81NC right now. The nearest reporting station is KCRE. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04--
22--

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81NC 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    3,300 × 50 ft · TURF-GRVL-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 81NC
    Wind
    04
    no steady wind
    22
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091812Z00Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

81NC weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 81NC

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1217Z (8:17 AM EDT) · 95 NM SW of 81NC · during climb · B737
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KCHS UA /OV CHS/TM 1217/FLDURC/TP B737/SK OVC008
KCHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1217Reported at 12:17 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC008Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1207Z (8:07 AM EDT) · 57 NM N of 81NC · 400 ft MSL · PC12
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FAY UA /OV FAY/TM 1207/FL004/TP PC12/RM BASES 004 TOPS 008
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL004Altitude: 400 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 004 TOPS 008Remarks.
PIREP1152Z (7:52 AM EDT) · 95 NM SW of 81NC · 31,000 ft MSL · E75S
continuous light to moderate chop turbulence
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CHS UA /OV CHS/TM 1152/FL310/TP E75S/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
CHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1152Reported at 11:52 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light to moderate chop.
PIREP1150Z (7:50 AM EDT) · 59 NM SE of 81NC · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
intermittent light chop turbulence
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ILM UA /OV ILM185056/TM 1150/FL340/TP B737/SK SKC/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILM185056Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1150Reported at 11:50 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
PIREP1141Z (7:41 AM EDT) · 47 NM W of 81NC · 29,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
continuous light chop turbulence
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FLO UA /OV FLO/TM 1141/FL290/TP CRJ7/TB CONS LGT CHOP
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1109Z (7:09 AM EDT) · 28 NM SW of 81NC · 3,500 ft MSL · C208
smooth turbulence
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MYR UA /OV 7 W MYR/TM 1109/FL035/TP C208/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH
MYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 W MYRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1109Reported at 11:09 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 81NC

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCRE reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/19 kt
Max gust: 28 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft
Lowest vis: 6 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

04
72%
22
28%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)

TAF KCRE 281120Z 2812/2912 03009KT P6SM SCT080 FM281900 06010G16KT P6SM SCT120 FM290200 03008KT P6SM SCT040

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Live crosswind meter

81NC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCRE, 14 nm away.

N0422wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Cox Field (81NC)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
81NC
City
Tabor City
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
50 ft
Coordinates
34.0408, -78.7400
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCRE
TAF
Nearest KCRE
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 5m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cox Field (81NC)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Cox Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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