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Hardaway Field (NR21) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBUY), NR21 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hardaway Field in Burlington, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hardaway Field (NR21) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Burlington, NC at a field elevation of 600 ft. NR21 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUY, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 1,207 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGSO.

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VFR
Observed 1654Z (12:54 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUY, 4.1 nm away.

Wind
350° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.36"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the north (350°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 1,200 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBUY 281654Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM FEW012 18/14 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP280 T01780139

What changed at KBUY (nearest station)?

Since the 1638Z (12:38 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1638Z (12:38 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for NR21

Based on the nearest station (KBUY), NR21 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 600 ft). NR21 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGSO, about 19 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
33FAV5 kt head2 kt right
155 kt tail2 kt left

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NR21 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 15/33
    1,207 × 15 ft · Turf/Dirt
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NR21
    Wind
    15
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    33
    5 kt headwind · 2 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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061217Z09Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

NR21 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 NR21

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

PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 33 NM W of NR21 · during descent · C56
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1623/FL018/TP C56/RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSL
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C56Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSLRemarks.
PIREP1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) · 33 NM W of NR21 · during descent · C56X
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1535/FL020/TP C56X/RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASES 013
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASE…Remarks.
PIREP1520Z (11:20 AM EDT) · 20 NM W of NR21 · 2,000 ft MSL · C68A
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1520/FL020/TP C68A/RM TOPS 020
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
RM TOPS 020Remarks.
PIREP1503Z (11:03 AM EDT) · 20 NM W of NR21 · altitude unknown · B717
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1503/FL000/TP B717/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1451Z (10:51 AM EDT) · 20 NM W of NR21 · altitude unknown · E170
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1451/FL000/TP E170/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1450Z (10:50 AM EDT) · 42 NM NW of NR21 · during descent · PC24
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GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1450/FLDURD/TP PC24/SK OVC013
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1442Z (10:42 AM EDT) · 39 NM E of NR21 · 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.
PIREP1426Z (10:26 AM EDT) · 74 NM N of NR21 · during climb · E145
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LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1426/FL027/TP E145/SK BKNUNKN-TOP027/RM DURGC RY4 KLYH
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1426Reported at 14:26 UTC.
FL027Altitude: 2,700 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNKN-TOP027Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURGC RY4 KLYHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at NR21

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBUY reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 38 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 50%IFR 8%LIFR 42%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%IFR 1%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

33
74%
15
26%

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Live crosswind meter

NR21 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBUY, 4.1 nm away.

N33156 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 24° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,207 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Hardaway Field (NR21) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
NR21
City
Burlington
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
600 ft
Coordinates
36.0410, -79.5584
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,207 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBUY
TAF
Nearest KGSO
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
4h 55m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hardaway Field (NR21)

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

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