Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station (KECG) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
As of 11:54 PM ET, Oct 28, KECG is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, NC, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station (KECG) is a regional airport serving Elizabeth City, NC at a field elevation of 11 ft. KECG reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 7,219 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the north (360°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,000 ft, broken clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,500 ft.
METAR KECG 290354Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM FEW030 BKN035 BKN060 17/16 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP256 T01720161
What changed at KECG?
Since the 0331Z (11:31 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Ceiling moved from 6,000 ft to 3,500 ft.
Current pilot readout for KECG
KECG is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 11 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 7,219 ft | CON | 0 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 28 | 7,219 ft | CON | 0 kt head | 7 kt right |
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KECG 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 10/287,219 × 150 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KECGWind
- 10
- 0 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 0 kt headwind · 7 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 3→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,500 ft.
KECG 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KECG
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KECG reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 37 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 56%
- 28
- 44%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2328Z (7:28 PM EDT)
TAF KECG 282328Z 2900/2924 05005KT P6SM BKN035 FM291400 05007KT P6SM SCT040
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KECG's own weather station.
Wind is 92° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 7,219 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19, 10/28 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-Fri 0800-2100 local; Sat-Sun 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KECG
- IATA
- ECG
- FAA LID
- ECG
- City
- Elizabeth City
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 11 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.2606, -76.1746
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,219 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.525 MHz
- CTAF
- 120.5 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 18h 6m
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KECG airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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ECG's real runway layout on the back, elevation and tower frequency on the front. Add your tail number on the sleeve.
Pilot PIREPs for Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station (KECG)
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