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Ocracoke Island Airport (KW95) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:51 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHSE), KW95 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Ocracoke Island Airport in Ocracoke, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHSE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ocracoke Island Airport (KW95) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ocracoke, NC at a field elevation of 4 ft. KW95 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHSE, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,998 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1451Z (10:51 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHSE, 18.8 nm away.

Wind
030° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
7,000 ft
Altimeter
30.30"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KHSE 281451Z AUTO 03008KT 010V070 10SM BKN070 21/18 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP260 60001 T02110178 51012

Current pilot readout for KW95

Based on the nearest station (KHSE), KW95 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 4 ft). KW95 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNKT, about 47 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
06FAV8 kt head3 kt left
248 kt tail3 kt right

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KW95 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 06/24
    2,998 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KW95
    Wind
    06
    8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    24
    8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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.

KW95 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 KW95

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

PIREP1110Z (7:10 AM EDT) · 53 NM W of KW95 · 3,000 ft MSL · C172
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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.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KW95

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

06
66%
24
34%

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Live crosswind meter

KW95 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHSE, 19 nm away.

N06248 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,998 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Ocracoke Island Airport (KW95) with runway 06/24 marked
N ↑

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

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
W95
City
Ocracoke
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
4 ft
Coordinates
35.1012, -75.9660
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,998 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHSE
TAF
Nearest KNKT
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 51m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ocracoke Island Airport (KW95)

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 Ocracoke Island 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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