Canaan Air Base Airport (NC20) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEWN), NC20 is currently IFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Canaan Air Base Airport in New Bern, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEWN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Canaan Air Base Airport (NC20) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Bern, NC at a field elevation of 33 ft. NC20 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEWN, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,840 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEWN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEWN, 5.9 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 6 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 700 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR KEWN 281054Z 35006KT 9SM OVC007 16/15 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP257 T01560150
What changed at KEWN (nearest station)?
Since the 1036Z (6:36 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1036Z (6:36 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for NC20
Based on the nearest station (KEWN), NC20 is currently IFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 1,840 ft | ASPH | 1 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 09 | 1,840 ft | ASPH | 1 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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NC20 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 09/271,840 × 40 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at NC20Wind
- 09
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 1 kt headwind · 6 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 0→6 kt, ceiling 200 ft → 700 ft.
NC20 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 NC20
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.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 NC20
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEWN reported mostly VFR across 32 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 65%
- 27
- 35%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0622Z (2:22 AM EDT)
TAF KEWN 280622Z 2806/2906 03006KT 4SM BR OVC003 FM280730 03006KT P6SM SCT004 BKN035 FM281000 05008KT P6SM BKN045 FM290500 04004KT 5SM BR BKN005
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Live crosswind meter
NC20 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEWN, 5.9 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near NC20
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near NC20.
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NC20
- City
- New Bern
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.0873, -77.1625
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,840 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEWN
- TAF
- Nearest KEWN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 8m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Club Field , New Bern, NC · 5 mi
- New River Modelers Association - Riggs Rd , Hubert, NC · 22 mi
- Kinston Aero-Modelers - Airport Rd , Kinston, NC · 28 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Canaan Air Base Airport (NC20)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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