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Flatwoods Airport (8VA6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KW13), 8VA6 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Flatwoods Airport in Lovingston, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KW13): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flatwoods Airport (8VA6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lovingston, VA at a field elevation of 840 ft. 8VA6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KW13, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLYH.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (12:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KW13, 20.4 nm away.

Wind
090° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KW13 281615Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3040 RMK AO1 T01720111

Current pilot readout for 8VA6

Based on the nearest station (KW13), 8VA6 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 840 ft). 8VA6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLYH, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
03FAV0 kt head7 kt right
213 kt tail6 kt left

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8VA6 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 03/21
    1,400 × 120 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8VA6
    Wind
    03
    0 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    21
    3 kt tailwind · 6 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.

8VA6 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 8VA6

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

PIREP1536Z (11:36 AM EDT) · 79 NM E of 8VA6 · 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.
PIREP1450Z (10:50 AM EDT) · 84 NM SW of 8VA6 · during descent · PC24
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GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1450/FLDURD/TP PC24/SK OVC013
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1447Z (10:47 AM EDT) · 79 NM E of 8VA6 · 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) · 71 NM E of 8VA6 · 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) · 32 NM SW of 8VA6 · 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.
PIREP1419Z (10:19 AM EDT) · 92 NM SW of 8VA6 · 35,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1419/FL350/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 15
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1419Reported at 14:19 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1400Z (10:00 AM EDT) · 79 NM E of 8VA6 · 1,800 ft MSL · CRJ9
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1400/FL018/TP CRJ9/SK BKN018 SCT040
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1400Reported at 14:00 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN018 SCT040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1358Z (9:58 AM EDT) · 79 NM E of 8VA6 · during descent · E170
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RIC UA /OV RIC RWY 34/TM 1358/FL018/TP E170/SK FIELD IN SIGHT 018 SCT 004
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIC RWY 34Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK FIELD IN SIGHT 018 SCT 00…Sky 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 8VA6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

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.

03
57%
21
43%

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Live crosswind meter

8VA6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KW13, 20 nm away.

N03217 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
7 kt

Wind is 90° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.

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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 Flatwoods Airport (8VA6)
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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
8VA6
City
Lovingston
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
840 ft
Coordinates
37.7382, -78.9622
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KW13
TAF
Nearest KLYH
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 54m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flatwoods Airport (8VA6)

Community-submitted

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

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