28A

Goose Creek Airport

Indian Trail, North CarolinaElevation 565 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KJQF · 17 NM N · 43 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KJQF

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 230° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 20C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today sunny, high near 93F, low near 72F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Today	Sunny	93/72	SW 8 kt	–	1%
Friday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	94/71	SW 5 kt	–	35%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday	Showers And Thunderstorms	90/70	S 5 kt	–	81%
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	90/70	WSW 3 kt	–	30%
Monday	Sunny	91/69	NNE 4 kt	–	10%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	89/68	E 5 kt	–	15%
Wednesday	Sunny	91/69	SW 4 kt	–	23%

Source: National Weather Service (office GSP). Forecast issued 1057Z.

AIR QUALITY

Air quality index

14 Good

Primary pollutant: Ozone

Ozone 14

Union County, NC · observed 2026-09-10 05:00 EST · Source: AirNow (US EPA). Air-quality data for situational awareness, not an official health advisory.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for 28A. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 2,350 ft

04/22

Dimensions

2,350 x 35 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

NSTD

RWY 04

Displaced threshold122 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 22

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

565 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2338Z 7:38 PM

Sunrise

1101Z 7:01 AM

Loggable night

0003Z (8:03 PM local) → 1035Z (6:35 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2338Z (7:38 PM local) → 1101Z (7:01 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0038Z (8:38 PM local) → 1001Z (6:01 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Goose Creek Airport is in Indian Trail, North Carolina. Field elevation 565 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerSAM DONAHUE

Manager phone704-614-3084

AttendedDaily, IRREG

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA28A

SectionalCHARLOTTE

Center (ARTCC)ATLANTA

Flight service (AFSS)RALEIGH

RegionNorth Carolina

CountryUnited States

Coordinates35.1210, -80.5873

Distance from city6 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

Traffic pattern alt535 ft MSL

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

28A traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-09-08, 46 days observed · data 2026-09-08

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

6.6

Operations trend (9 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 64%Unknown 17%Other 12%Helicopter 5%Twin 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~13 landings/mo

›P208 (Unknown) · ~6 landings/mo

›PIAT (Other) · ~5 landings/mo

›AA5 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P28A (Piston single)

›PIAT (Other)

›P208 (Unknown)

›C172 (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

28A has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KJQF (17 NM N, VFR).

KJQF Concord-Padgett Regional Airport

17 NM N

VFR

KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport

18 NM W

VFR

KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport

24 NM W

VFR

KRUQ Mid-Carolina Regional Airport

32 NM N

VFR

KCQW Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field

40 NM SE

LIFR

KSVH Statesville Regional Airport

43 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FARM EQPT ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›USE CTN DUE TO EXTSV ULTRALIGHT ACT.

›NUMEROUS UNMARKED & UNLGTD OBSTN IN BOTH APPROACHES.

›BIRDS AND WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›R TFC FOR ULTRALIGHTS ONLY.

›NSTD LIRL; NO THR LGTS.

›RWY 04 - NGT LDGS NOT AUTHORIZED.

›APCH RATIO 7:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

›8 FT HILL 80-160 FT FM THR OFFSET 90 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; AND 10 FT GRAVEL PATH 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 30 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

›41 FT TREES 150-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 110 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 20 FT TREES 132 FT FM THR OFFSET 7 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; AND 7 FT TRASH PILE 122 FT FM THR OFFSET 75 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

›980-875-0114.

›FM SS ON FOR 2 HRS. AFTER SS; FOR LGT AFTER HRS CALL 704-614-3084.

›VFR OPS ONLY.

›TPA: 535 FT AGL ULTRALIGHTS, 1035 FT AGL ALL OTR ACFT.

›RWY 04/22 HAS 15 FT ROADS 55 FT FM CNTRLN BOTH SIDES OF RWY.

›RWY 04/22 HAS 15 FT DROP-OFF 50 FT FM CNTRLN ON SE SIDE AT MIDFIELD.

›NO NGT LDGS 2 HRS AFTER SS.

›RWY 04/22 - FIRST 400 FT SW END UNLGTD.

›FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.

›CALL ARPT FOR FUEL WHEN UNATNDD 704-614-3084.

›NMRS OBSTN (TREES, BLDGS, VEHICLES, PARKED ACFT & LANDSCAPE POLES) IN PRI SFC 65 FT FROM RWY CNTRLN.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗28A on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 28A have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 28A. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 28A have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 28A. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 28A?

28A sits at 565 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 28A?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.