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Gilliam-Mc Connell Airfield

35.34170°N
-79.43690°W
ARR / DAY
0
88.9%
DEP / DAY
1
85.7%

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 0 arrivals and 1 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

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

34m ago
Temp
83°F
Wind
4 kts
330°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KPOB 291355Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP071 T02810211 $

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

31
60% of ops
36 land · 10 TO
13
40% of ops
24 land · 10 TO
Runway 31 carries 60% of operations (36 landings, 10 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 13 at 40%.

Approach quality

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

31 36 landings
UA 6%
13 24 landings
UA 17%
Approaches to 31 show a 6% unstable-approach rate (2 UA events from 36 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
2.7
flights/day · 82 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 3pm · 5pm
Day vs night
90%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 4pm–5pm local, averaging 2.7 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 2.8× weekday (5.2 vs 1.9 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (17% of 70 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

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p
© SkyMeter · All flight data subject to ODbL attribution · Updated 14:29 UTC