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Belmont Farm Airport (88VA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOMH), 88VA is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Belmont Farm Airport in Culpeper, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOMH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Belmont Farm Airport (88VA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Culpeper, VA at a field elevation of 305 ft. 88VA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOMH, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCHO.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOMH, 8 nm away.

Wind
100° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the east (100°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOMH 282015Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3035 RMK AO2

What changed at KOMH (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 88VA

Based on the nearest station (KOMH), 88VA is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 305 ft). 88VA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHO, about 26 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04FAV1 kt head3 kt right
221 kt tail3 kt left

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88VA 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 04/22
    2,200 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 88VA
    Wind
    04
    1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    22
    1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    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
061220Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

88VA 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 88VA

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

PIREP1800Z (2:00 PM EDT) · 85 NM SW of 88VA · 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) · 89 NM SW of 88VA · 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.
PIREP1645Z (12:45 PM EDT) · 100 NM NE of 88VA · 34,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light 340 turbulence
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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.
PIREP1536Z (11:36 AM EDT) · 61 NM SE of 88VA · 3,500 ft MSL · B737
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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.
PIREP1447Z (10:47 AM EDT) · 61 NM SE of 88VA · 2,000 ft MSL · E170
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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.
PIREP1435Z (10:35 AM EDT) · 62 NM S of 88VA · 1,800 ft MSL · SR22
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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.
PIREP1426Z (10:26 AM EDT) · 89 NM SW of 88VA · during climb · E145
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LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1426/FL027/TP E145/SK BKNUNKN-TOP027/RM DURGC RY4 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 1426Reported at 14:26 UTC.
FL027Altitude: 2,700 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNKN-TOP027Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURGC RY4 KLYHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 88VA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOMH reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 46%MVFR 11%IFR 1%LIFR 42%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 3%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 10

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.

04
74%
22
26%

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Live crosswind meter

88VA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOMH, 8 nm away.

N04223 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 69° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Belmont Farm Airport (88VA)
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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near 88VA

FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 88VA.

Security TFR
WASHINGTON, DC., USA
Active 23.5 NM from 88VA
NOTAM: 4/9383

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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
88VA
City
Culpeper
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
305 ft
Coordinates
38.3742, -77.9919
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOMH
TAF
Nearest KCHO
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for Belmont Farm Airport (88VA)

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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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