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Ventosa Plantation Airport (NC66) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KASJ), NC66 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Ventosa Plantation Airport in Scotland Neck, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KASJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ventosa Plantation Airport (NC66) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Scotland Neck, NC at a field elevation of 30 ft. NC66 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KASJ, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 3,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPGV.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (3:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KASJ, 11.7 nm away.

Wind
030° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
4,000 ft
Altimeter
30.31"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 56°F / 13°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,000 ft, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KASJ 281935Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM BKN040 22/13 A3031 RMK AO2 T02180131

What changed at KASJ (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for NC66

Based on the nearest station (KASJ), NC66 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (03). Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 30 ft). NC66 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPGV, about 30 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
03FAV4 kt head2 kt right
215 kt tail1 kt left

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NC66 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 03/21
    3,400 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NC66
    Wind
    03
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    21
    5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    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
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 4,000 ft.

NC66 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 NC66

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

PIREP1607Z (12:07 PM EDT) · 65 NM S of NC66 · 800 ft MSL · EC45
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EWN UA /OV EWN/TM 1607/FL008/TP EC45/SK BKN020/WX 10SM HZ
EWN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EWNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1607Reported at 16:07 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP EC45Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 10SM HZWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1536Z (11:36 AM EDT) · 82 NM N of NC66 · 3,500 ft MSL · B737
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1536/FL035/TP B737/SK SCT
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1536Reported at 15:36 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1447Z (10:47 AM EDT) · 82 NM N of NC66 · 2,000 ft MSL · E170
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1447/FL020/TP E170/SK BKN
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1447Reported at 14:47 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1442Z (10:42 AM EDT) · 74 NM W of NC66 · altitude unknown · A319
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RDU UA /OV RDU 230/12/TM 1442/FL5200/TP A319/SK BASES 5200
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDU 230/12Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1442Reported at 14:42 UTC.
FL5200Altitude: 52,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 5200Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1435Z (10:35 AM EDT) · 77 NM N of NC66 · 1,800 ft MSL · SR22
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FCI UA /OV FCI/TM 1435/FL018/TP SR22/SK BKN018
FCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1400Z (10:00 AM EDT) · 82 NM N of NC66 · 1,800 ft MSL · CRJ9
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1400/FL018/TP CRJ9/SK BKN018 SCT040
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1400Reported at 14:00 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN018 SCT040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1358Z (9:58 AM EDT) · 82 NM N of NC66 · during descent · E170
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RIC UA /OV RIC RWY 34/TM 1358/FL018/TP E170/SK FIELD IN SIGHT 018 SCT 004
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIC RWY 34Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK FIELD IN SIGHT 018 SCT 00…Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1346Z (9:46 AM EDT) · 87 NM N of NC66 · 11,000 ft MSL · E170
light to moderate turbulence
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RIC UA /OV RIC280025/TM 1346/FL110/TP E170/TB LGT-MOD
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIC280025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at NC66

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KASJ reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 47%MVFR 10%IFR 4%LIFR 39%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 2%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 11

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.

03
80%
21
20%

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Live crosswind meter

NC66 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KASJ, 12 nm away.

N03215 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ventosa Plantation Airport (NC66)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
NC66
City
Scotland Neck
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
30 ft
Coordinates
36.1313, -77.2958
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KASJ
TAF
Nearest KPGV
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ventosa Plantation Airport (NC66)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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