Orange County Airport (KOMH) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KOMH is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and a 500 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Orange County Airport in Orange, VA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Orange County Airport (KOMH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Orange, VA at a field elevation of 464 ft. KOMH reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,200 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.075.
Wind calm, visibility 3/4 statute mile, sky obscured at 500 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 500 ft.
METAR KOMH 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR VV005 07/07 A3038 RMK AO2
What changed at KOMH?
Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to LIFR.
- A ceiling formed at 500 ft.
- Visibility dropped from 4 SM to 0.75 SM.
Current pilot readout for KOMH
KOMH is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and a 500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 464 ft). KOMH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHO, about 20 nm away.
KOMH by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KOMH reported VFR in 83% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 289 flyable days a year. November is the most reliable month and September the least, with IFR or worse 12% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 9% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 4%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 26 had the best headwind 63% of the time, runway 08 38%, and winds were calm 45% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 39 days a year. 62% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 2% of the time.
Fog was reported on about 40 days a year, and fog or mist on 117. August and September are the foggiest months, with fog in 7% of hours, against 3% in April.
Field elevation is 464 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,095 ft, 1,631 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Winds were calm 44% of the time and averaged 3.4 kt overall. March is the windiest month (mean 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | 3,200 ft | ASPH-E | - | - |
| 26 | 3,200 ft | ASPH-E | - | - |
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KOMH 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 08/263,200 × 75 ft · ASPH-ECurrent useno stated-runway source at KOMHWind
- 08
- no steady wind
- 26
- no steady wind
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 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 500 ft.
KOMH 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 KOMH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KOMH reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 69%
- 26
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KOMH's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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 0800-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Parachute jumping
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KOMH
- FAA LID
- OMH
- City
- Orange
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 464 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.2472, -78.0456
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KCHO
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.075 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 7m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Historical Flying Weather at KOMH
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KOMH reported VFR conditions during about 83.2% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 289 VFR flying days a year. November had the most VFR weather; September had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.4 kt, calm 43.9% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 82.1 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 82.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 82.9 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| Apr | 83.8 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 3.2 |
| May | 77.4 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 4.7 |
| Jun | 82.9 | 9.1 | 4.9 | 3.1 |
| Jul | 85.1 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Aug | 80.2 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| Sep | 76.3 | 11.9 | 7.0 | 4.8 |
| Oct | 79.5 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 4.1 |
| Nov | 85.3 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| Dec | 78.5 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 kt |
| Feb | 4.3 kt |
| Mar | 4.7 kt |
| Apr | 4.6 kt |
| May | 3.5 kt |
| Jun | 3.0 kt |
| Jul | 2.5 kt |
| Aug | 2.2 kt |
| Sep | 2.6 kt |
| Oct | 3.1 kt |
| Nov | 3.4 kt |
| Dec | 3.3 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 Orange County Airport (KOMH)
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