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Gilliam-Mc Connell Airfield satellite view

📍 Carthage⬆ 445 ft1 runways

5NC3 ·

Gilliam-Mc Connell Airfield

35.34170°N

-79.43690°W

ARR / DAY

▼ 100.0%

DEP / DAY

▼ 100.0%

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.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL

Current weather

From KPOB, 27 mi away (5NC3 does not publish METAR)

32m ago

Temp

89°F

Wind

4 kts

320°

Visib

10+ km

Ceil

—

KPOB 272155Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 32/20 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 T03150204 $

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

53% of ops

37 land · 13 TO

47% of ops

33 land · 18 TO

Runway 31 carries 53% of operations (37 landings, 13 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 13 at 47%.

Approach quality

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

31 37 landings

UA 11%

13 33 landings

UA 21%

Approaches to 31 show a 11% unstable-approach rate (4 UA events from 37 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

2.8

flights/day · 84 total

Busy hour (local)

4pm

also 3pm · 2pm

Day vs night

93%

06:00–20:00 local

Traffic concentrates around 2pm–4pm local, averaging 2.8 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 3.2× weekday (5.8 vs 1.8 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (12% of 72 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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