Land's End Seaplane Base (85VA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KW75), 85VA is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Land's End Seaplane Base in Reedville, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KW75): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Land's End Seaplane Base (85VA) is a seaplane base in Reedville, VA. 85VA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KW75, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNHK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KW75, 17.8 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KW75 282035Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A3035 RMK AO1 T01900117
What changed at KW75 (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 85VA
Based on the nearest station (KW75), 85VA is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 0 ft). 85VA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNHK, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,200 ft | WATER | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 28 | 2,200 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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85VA 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 10/282,200 × 300 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at 85VAWind
- 10
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
85VA 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 85VA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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WRI UA /OV MURPH/TM 1645/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT 340
WRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MURPHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT 340Turbulence: continuous light 340.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 85VA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KW75 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 51%
- 28
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
85VA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KW75, 18 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 85VA
- City
- Reedville
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.8536, -76.2467
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KW75
- TAF
- Nearest KNHK
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Land's End Seaplane Base (85VA)
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