Taylor Airport (4VA6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KWAL), 4VA6 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Taylor Airport in Atlantic, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KWAL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Taylor Airport (4VA6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Atlantic, VA at a field elevation of 48 ft. 4VA6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KWAL, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KWAL, 4.2 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KWAL 282254Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP278 T01610128
What changed at KWAL (nearest station)?
Since the 2154Z (5:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2154Z (5:54 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 4VA6
Based on the nearest station (KWAL), 4VA6 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 48 ft). 4VA6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBY, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04FAV | 2,450 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 22 | 2,450 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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4VA6 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 04/222,450 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4VA6Wind
- 04
- 4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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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 23 h: wind 11→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
4VA6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 4VA6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ACY UA /OV SIE/TM 2331/FL230/TP B38M/TB OCNL MOD CHOP 230
ACY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SIELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2331Reported at 23:31 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL MOD CHOP 230Turbulence: occasional moderate chop 230.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4VA6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KWAL reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
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.
- 04
- 68%
- 22
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
4VA6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KWAL, 4.2 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4VA6
- City
- Atlantic
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 48 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.8807, -75.5060
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,450 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KWAL
- TAF
- Nearest KSBY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 22h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Taylor Airport (4VA6)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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