Hodges Farm Airport (NC73) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for NC73 right now.
Aviation weather near Hodges Farm Airport in Sladesville, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K7W6): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hodges Farm Airport (NC73) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sladesville, NC at a field elevation of 6 ft. NC73 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K7W6, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,750 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEWN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K7W6, 25.3 nm away.
What changed at K7W6 (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 21 kt.
- The 4,600 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for NC73
A current METAR is not available for NC73 right now. The nearest reporting station is K7W6. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2,750 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 19 | 2,750 ft | TURF | - | - |
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NC73 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 01/192,750 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at NC73Wind
- 01
- no steady wind
- 19
- no steady wind
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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 8→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
NC73 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 NC73
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
ORF UA /OV PHF200010/TM 1340/FL040/TP BE20/SK BASES040
ORF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PHF200010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ILM UA /OV KILM/TM 1321/FLDURD/TP AT43/RM +/- 12 KTS ON FINALE
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KILMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1321Reported at 13:21 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.RM +/- 12 KTS ON FINALERemarks.Show raw report
ILM UA /OV KILM/TM 1237/FL035/TP C208/SK OVC032-TOP041/RM KILM RUNWAY 6 ARRIVAL C208 REPORTED CLOUD BASES OVC032-TOP041. TS
ILM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KILMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1237Reported at 12:37 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC032-TOP041Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM KILM RUNWAY 6 ARRIVAL C20…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at NC73
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K7W6 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 84%
- 19
- 16%
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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
- NC73
- City
- Sladesville
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 6 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.4387, -76.4496
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,750 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K7W6
- TAF
- Nearest KEWN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 44m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hodges Farm Airport (NC73)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Hodges Farm Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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