Viking Airport (94NC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHFF), 94NC is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Viking Airport in Raeford, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHFF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Viking Airport (94NC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Raeford, NC at a field elevation of 295 ft. 94NC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHFF, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFBG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHFF, 11.8 nm away.
Wind from the north (360°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHFF 280955Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 07/07 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP253 T00730066 $
What changed at KHFF (nearest station)?
Since the 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 94NC
Based on the nearest station (KHFF), 94NC is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 07. Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 295 ft). 94NC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFBG, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 25 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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94NC 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 07/252,600 × 65 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 94NCWind
- 07
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 25
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 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 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
94NC 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 94NC
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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RDU UA /OV RDU050001/TM 0907/FL015/TP B738/SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDU050001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0907Reported at 09:07 UTC.FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FLO UA /OV FLO/TM 0445/FL390/TP A320/TB NEG
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FLOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0445Reported at 04:45 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 94NC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHFF reported mostly VFR across 34 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 07
- 78%
- 25
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
94NC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHFF, 12 nm away.
Wind is 64° off runway 07, 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
- Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 94NC
- City
- Raeford
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 295 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.0090, -79.2618
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHFF
- TAF
- Nearest KFBG
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for Viking Airport (94NC)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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