Felker Army Air Field (KFAF) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KFAF is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Felker Army Air Field in Newport News (Fort Eustis), VA, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Felker Army Air Field (KFAF) is a regional airport serving Newport News (Fort Eustis), VA at a field elevation of 12 ft. KFAF reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,025 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFAF 280855Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP274 T01400127 55004 $
What changed at KFAF?
Since the 0755Z (3:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0755Z (3:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KFAF
KFAF is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 12 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 3,025 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 32 | 3,025 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KFAF 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 14/323,025 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFAFWind
- 14
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 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 23 h: wind 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KFAF 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 KFAF
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KFAF reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 56%
- 14
- 44%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0200Z (10:00 PM EDT)
TAF KFAF 280200Z 2802/2908 10006KT 9999 SKC QNH303033INS BECMG 2805/2806 05006KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3032INS BECMG 2810/2811 04006KT 9999 BKN015 QNH3034INS BECMG 2816/2817 06009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3030INS BECMG 2822/2823 06006KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3025INS TX21/2819Z TN14/2807Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2803 NEXT 2810
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KFAF's own weather station.
Wind is 68° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,025 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 1145-0400Z++ local; Exp Federal Hol all day
- Control tower
- Yes
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KFAF
- IATA
- FAF
- FAA LID
- FAF
- City
- Newport News (Fort Eustis)
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 12 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.1325, -76.6088
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,025 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- CTAF
- 126.3 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 5m
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KFAF airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Felker Army Air Field (KFAF)
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