Ingalls Field (KHSP) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 11:35 PM ET, Oct 28, KHSP is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 3 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Ingalls Field in Hot Springs, VA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Ingalls Field (KHSP) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hot Springs, VA at a field elevation of 3,792 ft. KHSP reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 5,600 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.8.
Wind from the south (170°) at 3 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (49°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHSP 290335Z AUTO 17003KT 7SM 10/09 A3036 RMK AO2 T00950088
What changed at KHSP?
Since the 0315Z (11:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.
Current pilot readout for KHSP
KHSP is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 3 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 3,500 ft (field elevation 3,792 ft). KHSP does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLWB, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 5,600 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 07 | 5,600 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KHSP 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 07/255,600 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHSPWind
- 07
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 1 kt headwind · 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KHSP 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 KHSP
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KHSP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 25
- 67%
- 07
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KHSP's own weather station.
Wind is 69° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 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 · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0900-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KHSP
- IATA
- HSP
- FAA LID
- HSP
- City
- Hot Springs
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,792 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.9514, -79.8339
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KLWB
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 18h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ingalls Field (KHSP)
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