Columbia Airstrip (87NR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KECG), 87NR is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 7 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Columbia Airstrip in Columbia, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KECG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Columbia Airstrip (87NR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Columbia, NC at a field elevation of 3 ft. 87NR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KECG, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KECG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KECG, 16.7 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KECG 281154Z 02007KT 6SM BR CLR 15/14 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP268 T01500144 10156 20144 53003
What changed at KECG (nearest station)?
Since the 1104Z (7:04 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1104Z (7:04 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 87NR
Based on the nearest station (KECG), 87NR is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 7 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 1,200 ft | Turf | 6 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 17 | 1,200 ft | Turf | 6 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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87NR 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 17/351,200 × 130 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 87NRWind
- 17
- 6 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 6 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
87NR 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 87NR
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 87NR
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.
- 35
- 66%
- 17
- 34%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1158Z (7:58 AM EDT)
TAF KECG 281158Z 2812/2912 36006KT 6SM BR SCT007 TEMPO 2812/2814 4SM BR OVC007 FM281500 05009KT P6SM SCT025 FM281700 05011KT P6SM BKN030 FM290400 VRB04KT P6SM BKN040
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Live crosswind meter
87NR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KECG, 17 nm away.
Wind is 33° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 87NR
- City
- Columbia
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.9836, -76.1979
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KECG
- TAF
- Nearest KECG
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 9h 56m
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Columbia Airstrip (87NR)
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