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Foster Field (5VG2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KW75), 5VG2 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Foster Field in Mathews, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KW75): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Foster Field (5VG2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mathews, VA at a field elevation of 13 ft. 5VG2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KW75, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPHF.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (3:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KW75, 9.6 nm away.

Wind
070° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.36"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 20°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KW75 281935Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 20/12 A3036 RMK AO1 T01960119

Current pilot readout for 5VG2

Based on the nearest station (KW75), 5VG2 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 0 ft (field elevation 13 ft). 5VG2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPHF, about 20 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
35FAV2 kt head5 kt right
171 kt tail5 kt left

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5VG2 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 17/35
    1,300 × 60 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5VG2
    Wind
    17
    1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    35
    2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    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.

5VG2 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 5VG2

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

PIREP1536Z (11:36 AM EDT) · 45 NM W of 5VG2 · 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) · 45 NM W of 5VG2 · 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) · 55 NM W of 5VG2 · 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.
PIREP1400Z (10:00 AM EDT) · 45 NM W of 5VG2 · 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) · 45 NM W of 5VG2 · 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) · 70 NM W of 5VG2 · 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.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 5VG2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

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

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

35
85%
17
15%

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Live crosswind meter

5VG2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KW75, 9.6 nm away.

N35175 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 70° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Foster Field (5VG2)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5VG2
City
Mathews
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
13 ft
Coordinates
37.4544, -76.3722
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KW75
TAF
Nearest KPHF
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 32m

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Pilot PIREPs for Foster Field (5VG2)

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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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