Aaron Penston Field (1VA7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KW78), 1VA7 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Aaron Penston Field in Virgilina, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KW78): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Aaron Penston Field (1VA7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Virgilina, VA at a field elevation of 413 ft. 1VA7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KW78, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KW78, 6.6 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KW78 282335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3033 RMK AO1 T01480125
What changed at KW78 (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 1VA7
Based on the nearest station (KW78), 1VA7 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -0 ft (field elevation 413 ft). 1VA7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAN, 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.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1,800 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 19 | 1,800 ft | TURF | - | - |
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1VA7 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 01/191,800 × 110 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1VA7Wind
- 01
- no steady wind
- 19
- no steady wind
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1VA7 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 1VA7
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 2208/FL230/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM CHEAT SHEET 0600 L CHA GSP TRI 0615 L A80 SOUTH AREA 0630 L AVL 0645 L AGS 0700 L MGM A80 AIRPORTS DAYTIME OPS GVL JCA WDR TRI AIRPORTS DAYTIME OPS 0A9 GCY VJI29
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2208Reported at 22:08 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM CHEAT SHEET 0600 L CHA GS…Remarks.Show raw report
LYH UA /OV KLYH/TM 1800/FLDURD/TP E145/RM RY 4 B028
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1800Reported at 18:00 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.RM RY 4 B028Remarks.Show raw report
LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1759/FL028/TP E145/SK BKN028/RM DURGD RY04 KLYH
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURGD RY04 KLYHRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1VA7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KW78 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 83%
- 19
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
1VA7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KW78, 6.6 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1VA7
- City
- Virgilina
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 413 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.6647, -78.7221
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KW78
- TAF
- Nearest KDAN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 22h 26m
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Pilot PIREPs for Aaron Penston Field (1VA7)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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