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Gilliam-Mc Connell Airfield

35.34170°N
-79.43690°W
ARR / DAY
1
133.3%
DEP / DAY
1
0.0%

Gilliam-Mc Connell Airfield (5NC3) is a small general aviation airport located in Carthage, NC, 37 mi north west of Fayetteville. It features 1 runway measuring 2,538 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 1 arrivals and 1 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

From KFAY, 40 mi away (5NC3 does not publish METAR)

25m ago
Temp
76°F
Wind
0 kts
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KFAY 150253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02440189 51012

Runways

1 installed

2,538 FT MAX
13/31
2,538 ft × 36
ASPH-G○ unlit

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

13
57% of ops
40 land · 14 TO
31
43% of ops
30 land · 35 TO
Runway 13 carries 57% of operations (40 landings, 14 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 31 at 43%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

13 40 landings
UA 12%
31 30 landings
UA 7%
Approaches to 13 show a 12% unstable-approach rate (5 UA events from 40 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
4.6
flights/day · 137 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 5pm · 3pm
Day vs night
91%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 3pm–4pm local, averaging 4.6 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 4.9× weekday (11.1 vs 2.3 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (16% of 103 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZTL
Elevation:
581 ft

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

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