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Summit Airport (6VA4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KROA), 6VA4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Summit Airport in Salem, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KROA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Summit Airport (6VA4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Salem, VA at a field elevation of 1,030 ft. 6VA4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KROA, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KROA.

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VFR
Observed 2254Z (6:54 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KROA, 5.1 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
22,000 ft
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
62°F / 17°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 22,000 ft, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 22,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KROA 282254Z 00000KT 10SM BKN220 17/12 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP276 T01670117

What changed at KROA (nearest station)?

Since the 2154Z (5:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed down from 5 to 0 kt.

Current pilot readout for 6VA4

Based on the nearest station (KROA), 6VA4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 1,030 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 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
12--
30--

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6VA4 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 12/30
    1,400 × 60 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6VA4
    Wind
    12
    no steady wind
    30
    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
061223Z11Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 22,000 ft.

6VA4 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 6VA4

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

PIREP2208Z (6:08 PM EDT) · 75 NM S of 6VA4 · 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) · 72 NM SW of 6VA4 · 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) · 42 NM E of 6VA4 · 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) · 40 NM E of 6VA4 · 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 6VA4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KROA reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 92%MVFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 8

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.

30
66%
12
34%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2320Z (7:20 PM EDT)

TAF KROA 282320Z 2900/2924 12003KT P6SM BKN200 FM291000 00000KT 6SM BR SCT020 OVC040 TEMPO 2910/2913 5SM BR OVC020 FM291300 00000KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080 FM291800 24004KT P6SM SCT250

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Live crosswind meter

6VA4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KROA, 5.1 nm away.

N1230wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 1,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Summit Airport (6VA4)
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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
6VA4
City
Salem
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,030 ft
Coordinates
37.2844, -80.0689
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KROA
TAF
Nearest KROA
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 42m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Summit Airport (6VA4)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Summit Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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