Perkey Airport (79VG) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHSP), 79VG is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Perkey Airport in Eagle Rock, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHSP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Perkey Airport (79VG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Eagle Rock, VA at a field elevation of 1,200 ft. 79VG has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHSP, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KROA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHSP, 17.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHSP 281035Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM 09/09 A3040 RMK AO2 T00940085
What changed at KHSP (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 79VG
Based on the nearest station (KHSP), 79VG is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 1,200 ft). 79VG does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KROA, about 22 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07FAV | 2,250 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 25 | 2,250 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 7 kt left |
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79VG 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 07/252,250 × 32 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at 79VGWind
- 07
- 0 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 0 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 4→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
79VG weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 79VG
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GSO UA /OV KGSO/TM 1025/FL013/TP E75L/SK BKN013/RM DURC
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KGSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK BKN013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 79VG
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHSP reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 71%
- 07
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
79VG has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHSP, 17 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 79VG
- City
- Eagle Rock
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,200 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.6639, -79.8107
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHSP
- TAF
- Nearest KROA
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Perkey Airport (79VG)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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