Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ) Aviation Weather: METAR
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Live aviation weather for Wakefield Municipal Airport in Wakefield, VA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wakefield, VA at a field elevation of 111 ft. KAKQ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 4,337 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 128.325.
What changed at KAKQ?
Since the 2354Z (7:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for KAKQ
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KAKQ by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KAKQ reported VFR in 80% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 272 flyable days a year. April is the most reliable month and September the least, with IFR or worse 11% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 7% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 5%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 21 had the best headwind 64% of the time, runway 03 36%, and winds were calm 60% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Fog was reported on about 51 days a year, and fog or mist on 206. August and September are the foggiest months, with fog in 17% of hours, against 9% in April.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 20 days a year. 71% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 1% of the time.
Field elevation is 111 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 1,818 ft, 1,707 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Winds were calm 41% of the time and averaged 3.1 kt overall. March is the windiest month (mean 4 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 4,337 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 21 | 4,337 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KAKQ 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 03/214,337 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAKQWind
- 03
- no steady wind
- 21
- 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.
KAKQ 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 KAKQ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KAKQ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 55%
- 21
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
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Asphalt · 4,337 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KAKQ
- FAA LID
- AKQ
- City
- Wakefield
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 111 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.9872, -77.0011
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,337 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFAF
- AWOS/ASOS
- 128.325 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 20h 24m
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Historical Flying Weather at KAKQ
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KAKQ reported VFR conditions during about 79.8% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 272 VFR flying days a year. April had the most VFR weather; September had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.1 kt, calm 40.6% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79.1 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| Feb | 80.3 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 81.0 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 83.4 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| May | 76.7 | 12.9 | 6.7 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 78.1 | 14.0 | 5.4 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 79.5 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 76.6 | 14.3 | 5.4 | 3.7 |
| Sep | 73.9 | 15.2 | 6.7 | 4.2 |
| Oct | 75.8 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 78.6 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 76.5 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 kt |
| Feb | 3.9 kt |
| Mar | 4.1 kt |
| Apr | 4.1 kt |
| May | 3.4 kt |
| Jun | 2.9 kt |
| Jul | 2.7 kt |
| Aug | 2.2 kt |
| Sep | 2.3 kt |
| Oct | 2.6 kt |
| Nov | 3.0 kt |
| Dec | 3.0 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Wakefield Municipal Airport (KAKQ)
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