Columbus County Municipal Airport (KCPC) Aviation Weather: METAR
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Live aviation weather for Columbus County Municipal Airport in Whiteville, NC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Columbus County Municipal Airport (KCPC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Whiteville, NC at a field elevation of 99 ft. KCPC reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 5,500 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.375.
What changed at KCPC?
Since the 1454Z (10:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 5,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for KCPC
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KCPC by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KCPC reported VFR in 81% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 265 flyable days a year. April is the most reliable month and August the least, with IFR or worse 10% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 8% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 4%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 24 had the best headwind 58% of the time, runway 06 42%, and winds were calm 40% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Fog was reported on about 37 days a year, and fog or mist on 169. August and September are the foggiest months, with fog in 10% of hours, against 4% in March.
Field elevation is 99 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 1,844 ft, 1,745 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Winds were calm 39% of the time and averaged 3.4 kt overall. April is the windiest month (mean 4 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | 5,500 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 24 | 5,500 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KCPC 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 06/245,500 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCPCWind
- 06
- no steady wind
- 24
- 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 8→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 5,000 ft.
KCPC 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 KCPC
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
ILM UA /OV KILM/TM 1321/FLDURD/TP AT43/RM +/- 12 KTS ON FINALE
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KILMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1321Reported at 13:21 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.RM +/- 12 KTS ON FINALERemarks.Show raw report
FLO UA /OV CQW/TM 1312/FL040/TP C172/RM VFR
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CQWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1312Reported at 13:12 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.RM VFRRemarks.Show raw report
KCHS UA /OV KLRO/TM 1306/FL003/TP PC12/SK OVC003
KCHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLROLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FLO UA /OV DLC090009/TM 1254/FL040/TP C172/SK BASE041
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLC090009Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1254Reported at 12:54 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE041Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MYR UA /OV 12 S MYR/TM 1251/FL027/TP BCS3/RM SCT LAYER BELOW
MYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 12 S MYRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1251Reported at 12:51 UTC.FL027Altitude: 2,700 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.RM SCT LAYER BELOWRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KCPC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KCPC reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 77%
- 24
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
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Asphalt · 5,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 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
- Mon-Sat 0800-1800 local; Sun 0900-1800 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KCPC
- FAA LID
- CPC
- City
- Whiteville
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 99 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.2729, -78.7150
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KLBT
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.375 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 7h 3m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
8 airports+2 more within 25 NM
25–50 NM
9 airports+3 more within 50 NM
50–100 NM
7 airports+1 more within 100 NM
RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Southeastern Modelers Flying Club - Narrow End Rd , Tabor City, NC · 16 mi
- Mt Elim RC Club - Hwy 72 E , Lumberton, NC · 21 mi
Historical Flying Weather at KCPC
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KCPC reported VFR conditions during about 81.0% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 265 VFR flying days a year. April had the most VFR weather; August had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.4 kt, calm 39.3% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79.3 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Feb | 78.1 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Mar | 83.2 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 84.0 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| May | 81.8 | 10.9 | 4.6 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 81.8 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| Jul | 81.6 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 2.4 |
| Aug | 75.3 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| Sep | 77.5 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 3.6 |
| Oct | 80.9 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 3.2 |
| Nov | 81.3 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 77.8 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 kt |
| Feb | 4.0 kt |
| Mar | 4.4 kt |
| Apr | 4.4 kt |
| May | 3.8 kt |
| Jun | 3.3 kt |
| Jul | 3.2 kt |
| Aug | 2.5 kt |
| Sep | 2.8 kt |
| Oct | 2.8 kt |
| Nov | 2.9 kt |
| Dec | 3.1 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Columbus County Municipal Airport (KCPC)
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