Hawks Nest Airport (NR57) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJNX), NR57 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Hawks Nest Airport in Kenly, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJNX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hawks Nest Airport (NR57) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kenly, NC at a field elevation of 233 ft. NR57 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJNX, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRWI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJNX, 14.6 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,500 ft.
METAR KJNX 282015Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM BKN065 22/14 A3028 RMK AO2
What changed at KJNX (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 6,500 ft.
Current pilot readout for NR57
Based on the nearest station (KJNX), NR57 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 233 ft). NR57 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRWI, about 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,500 ft | Asphalt/Turf | 6 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 18 | 2,500 ft | Asphalt/Turf | 6 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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NR57 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 18/362,500 × 30 ft · Asphalt/TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at NR57Wind
- 18
- 6 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 6 kt headwind · 5 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 7→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,500 ft.
NR57 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 NR57
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
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at NR57
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJNX reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 82%
- 18
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
NR57 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJNX, 15 nm away.
Wind is 38° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NR57
- City
- Kenly
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 233 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.7022, -78.1658
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJNX
- TAF
- Nearest KRWI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hawks Nest Airport (NR57)
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