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Hop-Along Airport (12VA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:35 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KHSP), 12VA is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hop-Along Airport in Clifton Forge, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHSP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hop-Along Airport (12VA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clifton Forge, VA at a field elevation of 1,060 ft. 12VA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHSP, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KROA.

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VFR
Observed 2035Z (4:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHSP, 10.3 nm away.

Wind
150° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.38"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 42°F / 6°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHSP 272035Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM 16/06 A3038 RMK AO2 T01620058

What changed at KHSP (nearest station)?

Since the 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 12VA

Based on the nearest station (KHSP), 12VA is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 1,060 ft). 12VA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KROA, about 30 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14FAV5 kt head2 kt right
325 kt tail2 kt left

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12VA runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 14/32
    2,150 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 12VA
    Wind
    14
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    32
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061220Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

12VA weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 12VA

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 85 NM E of 12VA · 38,000 ft MSL · E55P
light to moderate 380 turbulence
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OMH UA /OV GVE020015/TM 1738/FL380/TP E55P/TB LGT-MOD 380
OMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVE020015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1738Reported at 17:38 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 380Turbulence: light to moderate 380.
PIREP1703Z (1:03 PM EDT) · 62 NM SW of 12VA · 36,000 ft MSL · A320
intermittent light to moderate turbulence
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PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1703/FL360/TP A320/TB INTMT LGT-MOD/RM ZTLFD-15
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1703Reported at 17:03 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT-MODTurbulence: intermittent light to moderate.
RM ZTLFD-15Remarks.
PIREP1656Z (12:56 PM EDT) · 78 NM E of 12VA · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate 370 turbulence
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LKU UA /OV GVE/TM 1656/FL370/TP B738/TB MOD 370
LKU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1656Reported at 16:56 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 370Turbulence: moderate 370.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 32 NM E of 12VA · 36,000 ft MSL · B737
light to moderate 360 turbulence
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LYH UA /OV MOL/TM 1623/FL360/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD 360
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MOLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 360Turbulence: light to moderate 360.
PIREP1537Z (11:37 AM EDT) · 78 NM E of 12VA · 34,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
light chop 340 turbulence
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LKU UA /OV GVE/TM 1537/FL340/TP CRJ9/TB LGT CHOP 340
LKU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 340Turbulence: light chop 340.
PIREP1525Z (11:25 AM EDT) · 62 NM SW of 12VA · 36,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light turbulence
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PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1525/FL360/TP B737/TB CONS LGT /RM ZTLFD-15
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1525Reported at 15:25 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZTLFD-15Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 12VA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHSP reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

32
69%
14
31%

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Live crosswind meter

12VA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHSP, 10 nm away.

N14325 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 18° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,150 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hop-Along Airport (12VA)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
12VA
City
Clifton Forge
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,060 ft
Coordinates
37.7881, -79.7678
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,150 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHSP
TAF
Nearest KROA
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 42m

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Nearby airports

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Pilot PIREPs for Hop-Along Airport (12VA)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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