Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:40 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMRN), K7A8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Avery County Morrison Field in Spruce Pine, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMRN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spruce Pine, NC at a field elevation of 2,745 ft. K7A8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMRN, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (17/35, 17D, 35A), the longest 3,001 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHKY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMRN, 20.1 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (56°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMRN 282340Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3031 RMK AO2 T01350126
What changed at KMRN (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K7A8
Based on the nearest station (KMRN), K7A8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 2,750 ft (field elevation 2,745 ft). K7A8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHKY, about 32 nm away.
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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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 3,001 ft | ASPH | - | - |
| 17D | 3,001 ft | ASPH-G | - | - |
| 35 | 3,001 ft | ASPH | - | - |
| 35A | 3,001 ft | ASPH-G | - | - |
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K7A8 runways
3 physical runways · 4 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 17/353,001 × 60 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at K7A8Wind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- no steady wind
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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 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K7A8 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 K7A8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 2208/FL230/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM CHEAT SHEET 0600 L CHA GSP TRI 0615 L A80 SOUTH AREA 0630 L AVL 0645 L AGS 0700 L MGM A80 AIRPORTS DAYTIME OPS GVL JCA WDR TRI AIRPORTS DAYTIME OPS 0A9 GCY VJI29
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2208Reported at 22:08 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM CHEAT SHEET 0600 L CHA GS…Remarks.Show raw report
LOZ UA /OV LOZ120040/TM 1956/FL260/TP TBM9/TB CONS LGT CHOP
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LOZ120040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1956Reported at 19:56 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
SPA UA /OV SPA354017/TM 1927/FL310/TP C25M/TA M21/IC TRACE RIME 310/RM ZTLFD-42
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SPA354017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP C25MAircraft type reporting.TA M21Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIME 310Icing: trace rime 310.RM ZTLFD-42Remarks.Show raw report
SPA UA /OV SPA360005/TM 1927/FL310/TP C25M/IC TRACE RIME
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SPA360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP C25MAircraft type reporting.IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.Show raw report
HKY UA /OV BZM040030/TM 1912/FL340/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-43
HKY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BZM040030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZTLFD-43Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K7A8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMRN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35/35A
- 76%
- 17/17D
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
K7A8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMRN, 20 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A-1+
- Attended
- Unattended all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 7A8
- City
- Spruce Pine
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,745 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.9446, -81.9957
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMRN
- TAF
- Nearest KHKY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 22h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8)
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