Henderson Field (KACZ) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts
Live aviation weather for Henderson Field in Wallace, NC, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.
Henderson Field (KACZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wallace, NC at 39 ft. KACZ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 2 runways (09, 27), longest 4,153 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track KACZ in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture: flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.
Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.
METAR KACZ 130935Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN120 23/23 A2996 RMK AO2 T02310230
What changed at KACZ?
Since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Visibility improved from 3.5 SM to 7 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
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Current pilot readout for KACZ
KACZ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 39 ft). KACZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOAJ, about 20 nm away.
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Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KACZ. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 4,153 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 27 | 4,153 ft | ASP | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.
KACZ weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Henderson Field in Wallace, NC: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KACZ is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KACZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KACZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
- 27
- 52%
- 09
- 48%
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KACZ
- FAA LID
- ACZ
- City
- Wallace
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.7179, -78.0036
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,153 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KOAJ
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 38m
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KACZ weather: frequently asked
What runways are available at KACZ?+
KACZ has 2 runways: 09, 27; the longest is 4,153 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Does KACZ report its own weather?+
Yes. Henderson Field has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.
Does KACZ have a TAF?+
No. KACZ does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOAJ, about 20 nm away.
Does KACZ broadcast D-ATIS?+
No. KACZ does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KACZ from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Henderson Field (KACZ)
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