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Merlin Aerodrome (2VA3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KW81), 2VA3 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Merlin Aerodrome in Amelia Court House, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KW81): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Merlin Aerodrome (2VA3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Amelia Court House, VA at a field elevation of 270 ft. 2VA3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KW81, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRIC.

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LIFR
Observed 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KW81, 13.8 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
0.25 sm
Ceiling
200 ft
Altimeter
30.41"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind calm, visibility 1/4 statute mile, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KW81 281215Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM OVC002 10/09 A3041 RMK AO1 T01010087

What changed at KW81 (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 2VA3

Based on the nearest station (KW81), 2VA3 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -850 ft (field elevation 270 ft). 2VA3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRIC, about 28 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14--
32--

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2VA3 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
    3,200 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2VA3
    Wind
    14
    no steady wind
    32
    no steady wind
    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
061212Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 200 ft.

2VA3 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 2VA3

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

PIREP1212Z (8:12 AM EDT) · 97 NM SW of 2VA3 · 1,000 ft MSL · B75L
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RDU UA /OV RDU/TM 1212/FL010/TP B75L/SK TOPS 010
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1212Reported at 12:12 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP B75LAircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1207Z (8:07 AM EDT) · 97 NM SW of 2VA3 · 200 ft MSL · BCS3
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RDU UA /OV RDU/TM 1207/FL002/TP BCS3/SK OVC002
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1154Z (7:54 AM EDT) · 28 NM NE of 2VA3 · during descent · B737
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1154/FLDURD/TP B737/SK VV002/RM TOPS 004
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1154Reported at 11:54 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK VV002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM TOPS 004Remarks.
PIREP1138Z (7:38 AM EDT) · 28 NM NE of 2VA3 · 200 ft MSL · PA44
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RIC UA /OV RIC340001/TM 1138/FL002/TP PA44/SK OVC002
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIC340001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1138Reported at 11:38 UTC.
FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1050Z (6:50 AM EDT) · 64 NM W of 2VA3 · 3,000 ft MSL · SF50
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LYH UA /OV OV KLYH/TM 1050/FL030/TP SF50/RM BASES ILS RY04 020
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OV KLYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1050Reported at 10:50 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES ILS RY04 020Remarks.
PIREP1037Z (6:37 AM EDT) · 85 NM N of 2VA3 · during descent · PC12
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HEF UA /OV KHEF160001/TM 1037/FL005/TP PC12/SK OVC005-TOP011/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF160001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1037Reported at 10:37 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOP011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP0907Z (5:07 AM EDT) · 96 NM SW of 2VA3 · 1,500 ft MSL · B738
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RDU UA /OV RDU050001/TM 0907/FL015/TP B738/SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDU050001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0907Reported at 09:07 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 2VA3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KW81 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 73%MVFR 7%LIFR 20%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

32
87%
14
13%

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Live crosswind meter

2VA3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KW81, 14 nm away.

N1432wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Merlin Aerodrome (2VA3) with runway 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Daily DALGT local
Other services
Glider service · Glider towing
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2VA3
City
Amelia Court House
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
270 ft
Coordinates
37.3167, -77.8664
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KW81
TAF
Nearest KRIC
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Merlin Aerodrome (2VA3)

Community-submitted

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

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