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Byrd Creek Airport (46VA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLKU), 46VA is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Byrd Creek Airport in Columbia, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLKU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Byrd Creek Airport (46VA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Columbia, VA at a field elevation of 306 ft. 46VA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLKU, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 1,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCHO.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (12:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLKU, 12.1 nm away.

Wind
080° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.42"
Temp / Dew
62°F / 16°C
dew 56°F / 13°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,300 ft, scattered clouds at 1,900 ft, temperature 16°C (62°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLKU 281615Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM SCT013 SCT019 16/13 A3042 RMK AO2 T01640132

What changed at KLKU (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (11:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1555Z (11:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 46VA

Based on the nearest station (KLKU), 46VA is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 306 ft). 46VA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHO, about 27 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
04FAV4 kt head4 kt right
224 kt tail4 kt left

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46VA 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 04/22
    1,450 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 46VA
    Wind
    04
    4 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    22
    4 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    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
061216Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

46VA 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 46VA

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

PIREP1536Z (11:36 AM EDT) · 39 NM SE of 46VA · 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.
PIREP1447Z (10:47 AM EDT) · 39 NM SE of 46VA · 2,000 ft MSL · E170
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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.
PIREP1435Z (10:35 AM EDT) · 35 NM SE of 46VA · 1,800 ft MSL · SR22
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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.
PIREP1426Z (10:26 AM EDT) · 66 NM SW of 46VA · during climb · E145
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LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1426/FL027/TP E145/SK BKNUNKN-TOP027/RM DURGC RY4 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 1426Reported at 14:26 UTC.
FL027Altitude: 2,700 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNKN-TOP027Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURGC RY4 KLYHRemarks.
PIREP1400Z (10:00 AM EDT) · 39 NM SE of 46VA · 1,800 ft MSL · CRJ9
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1400/FL018/TP CRJ9/SK BKN018 SCT040
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1400Reported at 14:00 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN018 SCT040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1358Z (9:58 AM EDT) · 39 NM SE of 46VA · during descent · E170
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RIC UA /OV RIC RWY 34/TM 1358/FL018/TP E170/SK FIELD IN SIGHT 018 SCT 004
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIC RWY 34Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK FIELD IN SIGHT 018 SCT 00…Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1346Z (9:46 AM EDT) · 21 NM SE of 46VA · 11,000 ft MSL · E170
light to moderate turbulence
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RIC UA /OV RIC280025/TM 1346/FL110/TP E170/TB LGT-MOD
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIC280025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 88 NM SE of 46VA · 4,000 ft MSL · BE20
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ORF UA /OV PHF200010/TM 1340/FL040/TP BE20/SK BASES040
ORF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PHF200010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES040Sky 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 46VA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLKU reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 47%MVFR 3%IFR 9%LIFR 41%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 4%IFR 4%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 20

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.

04
78%
22
22%

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Live crosswind meter

46VA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLKU, 12 nm away.

N04226 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 46° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,450 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Byrd Creek Airport (46VA) with runway 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Mar-Dec Daily DALGT local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
46VA
City
Columbia
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
306 ft
Coordinates
37.8175, -78.0485
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,450 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLKU
TAF
Nearest KCHO
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 2m

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Pilot PIREPs for Byrd Creek Airport (46VA)

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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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