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Fox Fire Airport (33VA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KW78), 33VA is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fox Fire Airport in Halifax, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KW78): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fox Fire Airport (33VA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Halifax, VA at a field elevation of 535 ft. 33VA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KW78, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAN.

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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 KW78, 10.7 nm away.

Wind
080° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.33"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KW78 282035Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3033 RMK AO1 T02100121

What changed at KW78 (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 33VA

Based on the nearest station (KW78), 33VA is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 535 ft). 33VA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAN, about 19 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
13FAV3 kt head3 kt left
313 kt tail3 kt right

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33VA 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 13/31
    1,600 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 33VA
    Wind
    13
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    31
    3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

33VA 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 33VA

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

PIREP1912Z (3:12 PM EDT) · 94 NM W of 33VA · 34,000 ft MSL · B752
continuous light chop turbulence
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HKY UA /OV BZM040030/TM 1912/FL340/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-43
HKY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BZM040030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD-43Remarks.
PIREP1800Z (2:00 PM EDT) · 33 NM N of 33VA · during descent · E145
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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.
PIREP1759Z (1:59 PM EDT) · 30 NM N of 33VA · during descent · E145
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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.
PIREP1735Z (1:35 PM EDT) · 48 NM W of 33VA · 2,500 ft MSL · DA40
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GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1735/FL025/TP DA40/SK OVC030
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP DA40Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 69 NM SW of 33VA · during descent · C56
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1623/FL018/TP C56/RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSL
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C56Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSLRemarks.
PIREP1536Z (11:36 AM EDT) · 93 NM NE of 33VA · 3,500 ft MSL · B737
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1536/FL035/TP B737/SK SCT
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1536Reported at 15:36 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) · 69 NM SW of 33VA · during descent · C56X
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1535/FL020/TP C56X/RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASES 013
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASE…Remarks.
PIREP1520Z (11:20 AM EDT) · 63 NM SW of 33VA · 2,000 ft MSL · C68A
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1520/FL020/TP C68A/RM TOPS 020
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
RM TOPS 020Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 33VA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KW78 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 4%IFR 6%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%IFR 2%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

31
68%
13
32%

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Live crosswind meter

33VA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KW78, 11 nm away.

N13314 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 43° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fox Fire Airport (33VA)
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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
33VA
City
Halifax
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
535 ft
Coordinates
36.7843, -79.0497
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KW78
TAF
Nearest KDAN
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fox Fire Airport (33VA)

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

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