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Flying W Airport (4VA3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:14 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRIC), 4VA3 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Flying W Airport in Richmond, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRIC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flying W Airport (4VA3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Richmond, VA at a field elevation of 101 ft. 4VA3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRIC, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRIC.

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VFR
Observed 1614Z (12:14 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRIC, 5.8 nm away.

Wind
080° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
4,000 ft
Altimeter
30.41"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 51°F / 11°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,100 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,000 ft.

Raw METAR
SPECI KRIC 281614Z 08006KT 10SM SCT021 OVC040 18/11 A3041 RMK AO2 T01780106

Current pilot readout for 4VA3

Based on the nearest station (KRIC), 4VA3 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 101 ft). 4VA3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRIC, about 6 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
05FAV5 kt head3 kt right
235 kt tail3 kt left

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4VA3 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 05/23
    2,250 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4VA3
    Wind
    05
    5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    23
    5 kt tailwind · 3 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.

4VA3 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 4VA3

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

PIREP1536Z (11:36 AM EDT) · 6 NM NE of 4VA3 · 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) · 6 NM NE of 4VA3 · 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) · 6 NM W of 4VA3 · 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) · 89 NM W of 4VA3 · 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) · 6 NM NE of 4VA3 · 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) · 6 NM NE of 4VA3 · 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) · 22 NM W of 4VA3 · 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) · 50 NM SE of 4VA3 · 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 4VA3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 4%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

05
72%
23
28%

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Live crosswind meter

4VA3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRIC, 5.8 nm away.

N05236 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,250 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Flying W Airport (4VA3)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
4VA3
City
Richmond
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
101 ft
Coordinates
37.4299, -77.3944
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,250 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRIC
TAF
Nearest KRIC
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 32m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flying W Airport (4VA3)

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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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