Machipongo International Airport (3VG2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMFV), 3VG2 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Machipongo International Airport in Machipongo, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMFV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Machipongo International Airport (3VG2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Machipongo, VA at a field elevation of 36 ft. 3VG2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMFV, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLFI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMFV, 16.7 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,400 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMFV 282035Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM SCT034 18/12 A3036 RMK AO2 T01750116
What changed at KMFV (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 3,400 ft.
Current pilot readout for 3VG2
Based on the nearest station (KMFV), 3VG2 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 36 ft). 3VG2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLFI, about 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,800 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 0 kt |
| 28 | 2,800 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 0 kt |
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3VG2 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 10/282,800 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3VG2Wind
- 10
- 4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 28
- 4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,400 ft.
3VG2 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3VG2
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1447/FL020/TP E170/SK BKN
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1447Reported at 14:47 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FCI UA /OV FCI/TM 1435/FL018/TP SR22/SK BKN018
FCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN018Sky 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 3VG2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMFV reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
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.
- 10
- 59%
- 28
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
3VG2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMFV, 17 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3VG2
- City
- Machipongo
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.3883, -75.8925
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMFV
- TAF
- Nearest KLFI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 42m
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Pilot PIREPs for Machipongo International Airport (3VG2)
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