Caswell Airport (6W4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KDAN), 6W4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Caswell Airport in Yanceyville, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDAN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Caswell Airport (6W4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Yanceyville, NC at a field elevation of 648 ft. 6W4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDAN, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 1,735 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDAN, 10.8 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.34 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDAN 280253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP266 T01060078 53009
What changed at KDAN (nearest station)?
Since the 0153Z (9:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.32 → 30.34 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 6W4
Based on the nearest station (KDAN), 6W4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 648 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 1,735 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 22 | 1,735 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
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6W4 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 04/221,735 × 150 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6W4Wind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- 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 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6W4 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 6W4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDAN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 76%
- 22
- 24%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (7:20 PM EDT)
TAF KDAN 272320Z 2800/2824 00000KT P6SM SKC FM280900 VRB03KT P6SM OVC015 FM281600 04005KT P6SM BKN028 FM281800 06004KT P6SM SCT150
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Live crosswind meter
6W4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDAN, 11 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- 6W4
- City
- Yanceyville
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 648 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.3997, -79.3928
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,735 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDAN
- TAF
- Nearest KDAN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 18h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Caswell Airport (6W4)
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