KMEB/MXE METAR Laurinburg Maxton Airport

Maxton, North CarolinaElevation 216 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR12 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

030@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-906 ft

-1,122 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0652Z (2:52 AM local) · 12 min old

KMEB is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

30° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

9°C / 8°C

48°F / 46°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.38 inHg

1028.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP286

sea-level pressure 1028.6 hPa

T00940078

precise temperature 9.4°C, dew point 7.8°C

station needs maintenance

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 30° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 75F, low near 40F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Monday	Sunny	75/40	NE 8 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	75/45	NE 7 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	74/52	NE 9 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	76/51	NE 8 kt	–	1%
Friday	Sunny	79/51	NE 6 kt	–	2%
Saturday	Partly Sunny	78/53	NE 7 kt	–	14%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	76	NE 8 kt	–	31%

Source: National Weather Service (office RAH). Forecast issued 0704Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

030° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 056 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

2 kt L

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 6,503 ft

13/31

Dimensions

3,536 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (fair)

RWY 13135°T

Traffic patternRight

RWY 31315°T

Traffic patternLeft

05/23

Dimensions

6,503 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0546°T

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 23226°T

Displaced threshold187 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-906 ft

Pressure altitude

-244 ft

Field elevation

216 ft MSL

Temperature

9°C (48°F)

Dewpoint

8°C (46°F)

Altimeter

30.38 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2231Z 6:31 PM

Sunrise

1132Z 7:32 AM

Loggable night

2256Z (6:56 PM local) → 1106Z (7:06 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2231Z (6:31 PM local) → 1132Z (7:32 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2331Z (7:31 PM local) → 1032Z (6:32 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

Laurinburg Maxton Airport is in Maxton, North Carolina. Field elevation 216 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerSETH HATCHELL

Manager phone910-390-6122

AttendedALL MON - FRI, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMEB / MXE

SectionalCHARLOTTE

Center (ARTCC)WASHINGTON

Flight service (AFSS)RALEIGH

RegionNorth Carolina

CountryUnited States

Coordinates34.7919, -79.3658

Distance from city3 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A-1+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

127.8

FAYETTEVILLE APP/DEP

A/D

134.125

ASOS

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KMEB traffic patterns

2026-07-01 to 2026-10-23, 26 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.3

AVG OPS/DAY

2.6

Operations trend (7 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 41%Unknown 34%Helicopter 14%Turboprop 12%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~6 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~6 landings/mo

›DH8C (Unknown) · ~4 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›DH8C (Unknown)

›DHC6 (Turboprop)

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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KHFF Mackall Army Air Field

16 NM NW

VFR

KLBT Lumberton Regional Airport

19 NM SE

VFR

KBBP Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field Airport

21 NM SW

VFR

KFAY Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field

27 NM NE

VFR

KSOP Moore County Airport

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›2750 FT CONC STOPWAY ON SE END.

›MIL ACFT FRQLY OPER FM CLSD PTN OF RWY 13/31 & CLSD RWY 18/36.

›HVY PAJA AT SOUTH END OF CLSD RWY 18/36 & SOUTH SIDE RWY 13/31.

›FARMING EQPT AND MIL OPS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›RWY 13/31 DALGT USE ONLY.

›NO LN OF SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS.

›FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC FAYETTEVILLE APCH AT 910-484-8012.

›FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 910-390-6122 OR 315-807-4759.

›24 HR SELF SVC WITH CREDIT CARD.

›CTC AMGR FOR ACFT RPR SVC.

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 05; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KMEB on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMEB have a METAR?

Yes. KMEB has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KMEB have a TAF?

When KMEB issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KMEB?

KMEB sits at 216 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMEB?

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.

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