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Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 7:15 PM ET, Oct 28, KIPJ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport in Lincolnton, NC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lincolnton, NC at a field elevation of 878 ft. KIPJ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 5,700 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.675.

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VFR
Observed 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.31"
Temp / Dew
60°F / 16°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIPJ 282315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT050 16/13 A3031 RMK AO2 T01550126

What changed at KIPJ?

Since the 2255Z (6:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2255Z (6:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KIPJ

KIPJ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 878 ft). KIPJ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHKY, about 19 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
05--
23--

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KIPJ 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 05/23
    5,700 × 100 ft · ASP
    Closed (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KIPJ
    Wind
    05
    no steady wind
    23
    no steady wind
    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
091723Z11Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KIPJ 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 KIPJ

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

PIREP2208Z (6:08 PM EDT) · 67 NM NE of KIPJ · 23,000 ft MSL · B738
light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 41 NM W of KIPJ · 31,000 ft MSL · C25M
trace rime 310 icing
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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.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 44 NM SW of KIPJ · 31,000 ft MSL · C25M
trace rime icing
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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.
PIREP1912Z (3:12 PM EDT) · 50 NM N of KIPJ · 34,000 ft MSL · B752
continuous light chop turbulence
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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 KIPJ

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KIPJ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,400 ft
Lowest vis: 7 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.

05
77%
23
23%

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Live KIPJ Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KIPJ's own weather station.

N0523wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 5,700 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) with runway 05/23 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23 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+
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, low pressure · Bulk, low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KIPJ
FAA LID
IPJ
City
Lincolnton
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
878 ft
Coordinates
35.4833, -81.1613
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,700 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KHKY
AWOS/ASOS
119.675 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 55m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ)

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 Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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