Virginia Beach Airport (42VA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 42VA right now.
Aviation weather near Virginia Beach Airport in Virginia Beach, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNFE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Virginia Beach Airport (42VA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Virginia Beach, VA at a field elevation of 15 ft. 42VA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNFE, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 4,845 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNTU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNFE, 5 nm away.
What changed at KNFE (nearest station)?
Since the 1206Z (8:06 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from IFR to VFR.
- The 800 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Visibility improved from 4 SM to 6 SM.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 42VA
A current METAR is not available for 42VA right now. The nearest reporting station is KNFE. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 4,845 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 29 | 4,845 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
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42VA 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 11/294,845 × 190 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 42VAWind
- 11
- no steady wind
- 29
- 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.
Over the last 22 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
42VA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 42VA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 42VA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNFE reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 49 observations, with 25 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 69%
- 29
- 31%
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Runway 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 42VA
- City
- Virginia Beach
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 15 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.6790, -76.0327
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,845 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNFE
- TAF
- Nearest KNTU
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 9h 51m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
8 airports+2 more within 25 NM
25–50 NM
9 airports+3 more within 50 NM
50–100 NM
7 airports+1 more within 100 NM
RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Three Oaks Flyers - Malbon Rd , Virginia Beach, VA · 2 mi
- St Johns Lutheran Church, Tidewater RC Inc , Chesapeake, VA · 10 mi
- St. Brides Rd W , Chesapeake, VA · 12 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Virginia Beach Airport (42VA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Virginia Beach Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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