Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, KJNX is currently LIFR with winds from 360° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Johnston Regional Airport in Smithfield, NC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX) is a regional airport serving Smithfield, NC at a field elevation of 164 ft. KJNX reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 5,500 ft.
Wind from the north (360°) at 5 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, broken clouds at 400 ft, overcast at 4,700 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
METAR KJNX 281215Z AUTO 36005KT 9SM BKN004 OVC047 14/13 A3033 RMK AO2
What changed at KJNX?
Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KJNX
KJNX is currently LIFR with winds from 360° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 03. Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 164 ft). KJNX does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGSB, about 24 nm away.
KJNX by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KJNX reported VFR in 82% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 276 flyable days a year. April is the most reliable month and September the least, with IFR or worse 9% 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 3%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 21 had the best headwind 53% of the time, runway 03 47%, and winds were calm 51% of hours. Winds most often blow from the north. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 49 days a year. 61% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 3% of the time.
Fog was reported on about 22 days a year, and fog or mist on 81. September and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 4% of hours, against 1% in April.
Field elevation is 164 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 1,962 ft, 1,798 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Winds were calm 49% of the time and averaged 2.9 kt overall. March 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03FAV | 5,500 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 21 | 5,500 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KJNX 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 03/215,500 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KJNXWind
- 03
- 5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 21
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 400 ft.
KJNX 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 KJNX
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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RDU UA /OV RDU/TM 1212/FL010/TP B75L/SK TOPS 010
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1212Reported at 12:12 UTC.FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.TP B75LAircraft type reporting.SK TOPS 010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
RDU UA /OV RDU/TM 1207/FL002/TP BCS3/SK OVC002
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FAY UA /OV FAY/TM 1207/FL004/TP PC12/RM BASES 004 TOPS 008
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.FL004Altitude: 400 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.RM BASES 004 TOPS 008Remarks.Show raw report
FLO UA /OV FLO/TM 1141/FL290/TP CRJ7/TB CONS LGT CHOP
FLO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FLOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1137/FL20/TP E170/SK BKN012
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1137Reported at 11:37 UTC.FL20Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
EWN UA /OV 10 E WN/TM 1110/FL30/TP C172/SK BASES 500 FT TOPS 800 FT
EWN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 10 E WNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1110Reported at 11:10 UTC.FL30Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 500 FT TOPS 800 FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
GSO UA /OV KGSO/TM 1025/FL013/TP E75L/SK BKN013/RM DURC
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KGSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK BKN013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
RDU UA /OV RDU050001/TM 0907/FL015/TP B738/SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDU050001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0907Reported at 09:07 UTC.FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KJNX
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KJNX reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 82%
- 21
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KJNX's own weather station.
Wind is 23° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 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
- Daily 0800-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Pattern altitude
- 1,199 ft MSL (1,035 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KJNX
- FAA LID
- JNX
- City
- Smithfield
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 164 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.5409, -78.3903
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KGSB
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 10h 1m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Johnston County Aeromodeling Club - Galilee Rd , Smithfield, NC · 3 mi
- Harnett Mini Aero Club - Red Hill Church Rd , Dunn, NC · 19 mi
- Wayne Miniature Aeronautics 1 , Goldsboro, NC · 21 mi
Historical Flying Weather at KJNX
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KJNX reported VFR conditions during about 81.6% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 276 VFR flying days a year. April had the most VFR weather; September had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 2.9 kt, calm 49.4% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 78.4 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| Feb | 78.5 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 4.3 |
| Mar | 81.4 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 2.7 |
| Apr | 84.2 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| May | 80.4 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 82.8 | 11.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 82.9 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 79.7 | 12.4 | 4.9 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 76.4 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 3.2 |
| Oct | 79.6 | 11.4 | 6.1 | 2.9 |
| Nov | 81.1 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 3.0 |
| Dec | 76.8 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3.0 kt |
| Feb | 3.6 kt |
| Mar | 3.9 kt |
| Apr | 3.8 kt |
| May | 3.1 kt |
| Jun | 2.6 kt |
| Jul | 2.4 kt |
| Aug | 2.0 kt |
| Sep | 2.6 kt |
| Oct | 2.5 kt |
| Nov | 2.8 kt |
| Dec | 2.6 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 Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX)
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