Wheatland Airport (23VA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 AM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KFVX), 23VA is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wheatland Airport in Buckingham, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFVX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wheatland Airport (23VA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buckingham, VA at a field elevation of 490 ft. 23VA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFVX, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLYH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFVX, 14.8 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFVX 271535Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3035 RMK AO2 T02050124
What changed at KFVX (nearest station)?
Since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility moved from 7 SM to 10 SM.
Current pilot readout for 23VA
Based on the nearest station (KFVX), 23VA is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 490 ft). 23VA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLYH, about 31 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33FAV | 1,800 ft | ASPH | 3 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 15 | 1,800 ft | ASPH | 3 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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23VA 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 15/331,800 × 25 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 23VAWind
- 15
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
23VA 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 23VA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFVX reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 75%
- 15
- 25%
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Live crosswind meter
23VA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFVX, 15 nm away.
Wind is 58° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 23VA
- City
- Buckingham
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 490 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.5569, -78.6202
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFVX
- TAF
- Nearest KLYH
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 6h 47m
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