Deer Run Airport (NC56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHNZ), NC56 is currently LIFR with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility 1.3 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Deer Run Airport in Kittrell, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHNZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Deer Run Airport (NC56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kittrell, NC at a field elevation of 405 ft. NC56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHNZ, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHNZ, 9.9 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 kt, visibility 1.3 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
METAR KHNZ 280955Z AUTO 02003KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC004 10/10 A3036 RMK AO2 T01000098
What changed at KHNZ (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility dropped from 3 SM to 1.25 SM.
Current pilot readout for NC56
Based on the nearest station (KHNZ), NC56 is currently LIFR with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility 1.3 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately -650 ft (field elevation 405 ft). NC56 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDU, about 25 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 1,600 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 12 | 1,600 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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NC56 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 12/301,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at NC56Wind
- 12
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 30
- 1 kt headwind · 3 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→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 400 ft.
NC56 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 NC56
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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 NC56
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHNZ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 57%
- 12
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
NC56 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHNZ, 9.9 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NC56
- City
- Kittrell
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 405 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.2047, -78.4689
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHNZ
- TAF
- Nearest KRDU
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 12m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Deer Run Airport (NC56)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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