Christian's Airport (4VA8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRIC), 4VA8 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Christian's Airport in Richmond, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRIC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Christian's Airport (4VA8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Richmond, VA at a field elevation of 125 ft. 4VA8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRIC, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRIC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRIC, 6.6 nm away.
Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,600 ft, broken clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 20,000 ft.
METAR KRIC 281954Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT026 BKN200 20/13 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP281 T02000133
What changed at KRIC (nearest station)?
Since the 1854Z (2:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1854Z (2:54 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 4VA8
Based on the nearest station (KRIC), 4VA8 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 125 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 4 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 28 | 1,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
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4VA8 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 10/281,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4VA8Wind
- 10
- no steady wind
- 28
- no steady wind
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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 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 20,000 ft.
4VA8 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 4VA8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LYH UA /OV KLYH/TM 1800/FLDURD/TP E145/RM RY 4 B028
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1800Reported at 18:00 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.RM RY 4 B028Remarks.Show raw report
LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1759/FL028/TP E145/SK BKN028/RM DURGD RY04 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 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURGD RY04 KLYHRemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4VA8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRIC reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 43 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
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
- 53%
- 28
- 47%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1734Z (1:34 PM EDT)
TAF KRIC 281734Z 2818/2918 03007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM290000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT070 FM290800 00000KT 4SM BR SCT007 BKN020 FM291000 VRB02KT 2SM BR SCT003 BKN007 FM291400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT012 BKN020 FM291600 21005KT P6SM SCT045
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Live crosswind meter
4VA8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRIC, 6.6 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4VA8
- City
- Richmond
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 125 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.6138, -77.2958
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRIC
- TAF
- Nearest KRIC
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 54m
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Pilot PIREPs for Christian's Airport (4VA8)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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