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Edwards Airport (9NC3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEQY), 9NC3 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Edwards Airport in Monroe, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEQY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Edwards Airport (9NC3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Monroe, NC at a field elevation of 640 ft. 9NC3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEQY, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,650 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCLT.

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VFR
Observed 1453Z (10:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEQY, 4.1 nm away.

Wind
040° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.36"
Temp / Dew
65°F / 18°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (65°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEQY 281453Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP289 T01830117 51009

What changed at KEQY (nearest station)?

Since the 1353Z (9:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 4°C.

Current pilot readout for 9NC3

Based on the nearest station (KEQY), 9NC3 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 640 ft). 9NC3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCLT, about 20 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
06FAV8 kt head2 kt left
248 kt tail2 kt right

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9NC3 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 06/24
    2,650 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 9NC3
    Wind
    06
    8 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    24
    8 kt tailwind · 2 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061215Z03Z14Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

9NC3 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 9NC3

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

PIREP1503Z (11:03 AM EDT) · 65 NM NE of 9NC3 · altitude unknown · B717
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1503/FL000/TP B717/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1451Z (10:51 AM EDT) · 65 NM NE of 9NC3 · altitude unknown · E170
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1451/FL000/TP E170/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1450Z (10:50 AM EDT) · 97 NM N of 9NC3 · during descent · PC24
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GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1450/FLDURD/TP PC24/SK OVC013
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1442Z (10:42 AM EDT) · 100 NM NE of 9NC3 · altitude unknown · A319
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RDU UA /OV RDU 230/12/TM 1442/FL5200/TP A319/SK BASES 5200
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDU 230/12Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1442Reported at 14:42 UTC.
FL5200Altitude: 52,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 5200Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 83 NM E of 9NC3 · 3,800 ft MSL · CRJ9
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FAY UA /OV FAY/TM 1424/FL038/TP CRJ9/RM BASES
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASESRemarks.
PIREP1417Z (10:17 AM EDT) · 86 NM W of 9NC3 · 20,000 ft MSL · E175
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AVL UA /OV SUG/TM 1417/FL200/TP E175/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 50
AVL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SUGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1417Reported at 14:17 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP E175Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 50Remarks.
PIREP1343Z (9:43 AM EDT) · 65 NM NE of 9NC3 · 2,000 ft MSL · F2TH
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1343/FL020/TP F2TH /SK OVC011 TOP 016
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1343Reported at 13:43 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011 TOP 016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1322Z (9:22 AM EDT) · 100 NM NE of 9NC3 · 1,300 ft MSL · B737
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RDU UA /OV RDU 230 5/TM 1322/FL013/TP B737/RM BASE 007 TOPS 014
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDU 230 5Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1322Reported at 13:22 UTC.
FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASE 007 TOPS 014Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 9NC3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEQY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,200 ft
Lowest vis: 10 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.

06
80%
24
20%

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Live crosswind meter

9NC3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEQY, 4.1 nm away.

N06248 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 14° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,650 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Edwards Airport (9NC3)
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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
9NC3
City
Monroe
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
640 ft
Coordinates
35.0708, -80.5664
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,650 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEQY
TAF
Nearest KCLT
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
7h 22m

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Pilot PIREPs for Edwards Airport (9NC3)

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 Edwards Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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