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Loury Lester Airpark (6VA2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMTV), 6VA2 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Loury Lester Airpark in Martinsville, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMTV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Loury Lester Airpark (6VA2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Martinsville, VA at a field elevation of 1,030 ft. 6VA2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMTV, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAN.

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VFR
Observed 2335Z (7:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMTV, 10.6 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.36"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMTV 282335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3036 RMK AO2 T01250110

What changed at KMTV (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 6VA2

Based on the nearest station (KMTV), 6VA2 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 1,030 ft). 6VA2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAN, 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.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15--
33--

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6VA2 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 15/33
    4,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6VA2
    Wind
    15
    no steady wind
    33
    no steady wind
    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
061223Z11Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

6VA2 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 6VA2

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

PIREP2208Z (6:08 PM EDT) · 42 NM S of 6VA2 · 23,000 ft MSL · B738
light chop turbulence
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 2208/FL230/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM CHEAT SHEET 0600 L CHA GSP TRI 0615 L A80 SOUTH AREA 0630 L AVL 0645 L AGS 0700 L MGM A80 AIRPORTS DAYTIME OPS GVL JCA WDR TRI AIRPORTS DAYTIME OPS 0A9 GCY VJI29
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2208Reported at 22:08 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM CHEAT SHEET 0600 L CHA GS…Remarks.
PIREP1912Z (3:12 PM EDT) · 58 NM SW of 6VA2 · 34,000 ft MSL · B752
continuous light chop turbulence
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HKY UA /OV BZM040030/TM 1912/FL340/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-43
HKY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BZM040030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD-43Remarks.
PIREP1800Z (2:00 PM EDT) · 47 NM NE of 6VA2 · during descent · E145
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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.
PIREP1759Z (1:59 PM EDT) · 43 NM NE of 6VA2 · during descent · E145
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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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6VA2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMTV reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%IFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 2%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

33
62%
15
38%

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Live crosswind meter

6VA2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMTV, 11 nm away.

N1533wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Loury Lester Airpark (6VA2)
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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

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6VA2
City
Martinsville
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,030 ft
Coordinates
36.7418, -79.8478
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMTV
TAF
Nearest KDAN
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 42m

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Pilot PIREPs for Loury Lester Airpark (6VA2)

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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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