Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (KNFE) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 6:58 PM ET, Oct 28, KNFE is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field in Fentress, VA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (KNFE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fentress, VA at a field elevation of 16 ft. KNFE reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 8,004 ft.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNFE 282258Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP273 T01670139
What changed at KNFE?
Since the 2158Z (5:58 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2158Z (5:58 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KNFE
KNFE is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 16 ft). KNFE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNTU, about 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 8,004 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 23 | 8,004 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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KNFE 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 05/238,004 × 175 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KNFEWind
- 05
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 23
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 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 3→4 kt, ceiling 2,200 ft → unlimited.
KNFE 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 KNFE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KNFE reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 53 observations, with 26 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
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.
- 05
- 88%
- 23
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KNFE's own weather station.
Wind is 10° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 8,004 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- ICAO
- KNFE
- FAA LID
- NFE
- City
- Fentress
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.6916, -76.1350
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 8,004 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KNTU
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 22h 45m
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