Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 12:51 AM PDT, Oct 28, KVNY is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KVNY right now.
Live aviation weather for Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, CA, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) is a regional airport serving Van Nuys, CA at a field elevation of 802 ft. KVNY reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, and broadcasts digital ATIS (D-ATIS), decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (16L/34R, 16R/34L), the longest 8,001 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KVNY 280751Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01560133 402440111
Current runway configuration at KVNY
As stated by the facility — not an estimate. Tap a runway for its intelligence page.
Updated 3 h ago (0451Z / 9:51 PM PDT)
What changed at KVNY?
Since the 0651Z (11:51 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0651Z (11:51 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KVNY
KVNY is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The D-ATIS states arrivals on runway 16R and 16L and departures on runway 16L and 16R. Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 802 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KVNY by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued 5 ground stops and 0 ground delay programs for VNY between October 2025 and October 2026, affecting 5 days. Disabled aircraft was the most common reason (2 of 5). A typical ground stop lasted about 41 min.
KVNY reported VFR in 87% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 318 flyable days a year. August is the most reliable month and May the least, with IFR or worse 5% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 4% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 2%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, the south-facing ends (16L, 16R) had the best headwind 66% of the time, the north-facing ends (34L, 34R) 34%, and winds were calm 38% of hours. Winds most often blow from the southeast. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Seasonal hazards are rare at KVNY: thunderstorms on about 4 days a year, fog on 11 and snow on 0. Wind is the main variable, with gusts in 6% of hours.
Over the last 30 days of recorded D-ATIS broadcasts, KVNY ran south flow 80% of the time and north flow 20%. Runway 16L was named for arrivals most often (79% of recorded hours), and the configuration changed 28 times.
Field elevation is 802 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,877 ft, 2,075 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025 and recorded runway configurations. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →
D-ATIS
Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service, the live broadcast.
VNY ATIS INFO A 0451Z. 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A2998 (TWO NINER NINER EIGHT). ILS-Z RWY 16R APCH IN USE, VISUAL APCH IN USE . LNDG AND DEPG RWY 16 L/R . TAXILANE A1 CLSD. . RUNWAY 16R/34L CLOSED 0900 ZULU TO 1430 ZULU. PAEW ADJ TWYS AND RWYS. NOTICE TO AIRMEN RWY 16R MALSR OTS . ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO A.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L | 4,013 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 16R | 8,001 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 34L | 8,001 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 34R | 4,013 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KVNY runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- No closure reportedRunway 16L/34R4,013 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent use16LARR/DEPWind
- 16L
- no steady wind
- 34R
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Closed (D-ATIS)Runway 16R/34L8,001 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent use16RARR/DEPWind
- 16R
- no steady wind
- 34L
- no steady wind
2 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the D-ATISstates; 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.
Fuel at KVNY
100LL and Jet A at Van Nuys Airport: prices, FBO fees and cheaper fuel nearby now live on the KVNY fuel page.
Lowest 100LL
$7.99/ galSelf serve · The Park VNY
Updated Oct 6Aging
6 fuel providers · Jet A from $9.08
Fuel information has moved: view KVNYfuel & FBOs for every FBO’s prices, ramp and overnight fees, cheaper 100LL nearby, price history and pilot fuel reports.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KVNY 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 KVNY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KVNY reported mostly VFR across 37 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 16L/16R
- 51%
- 34L/34R
- 49%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0528Z (10:28 PM PDT)
TAF KVNY 280528Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM282000 16008KT P6SM BKN250 FM290400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KVNY's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 8,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 16L/34R, 16R/34L drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Fuel prices
KVNY 100LL, FBOs and fees.
100LL from
$7.99 / gal · Self serve
6 fuel providers · Updated Oct 6
View fuel prices & FBOs →Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A · UL94 unleaded See fuel prices →
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high pressure · Bulk, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KVNY
- IATA
- VNY
- FAA LID
- VNY
- City
- Van Nuys
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 802 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.2098, -118.4900
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 8,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- METAR · D-ATIS
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 118.45 MHz
- CTAF
- 119.3 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 17h 5m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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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 KVNY
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KVNY reported VFR conditions during about 86.5% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 318 VFR flying days a year. August had the most VFR weather; May had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.5 kt, calm 31.6% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 88.3 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 85.8 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 84.8 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 85.6 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| May | 76.2 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 77.3 | 15.1 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 89.8 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 91.0 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 88.3 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 87.0 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 88.1 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 84.8 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 kt |
| Feb | 4.6 kt |
| Mar | 4.6 kt |
| Apr | 5.0 kt |
| May | 4.8 kt |
| Jun | 4.6 kt |
| Jul | 4.3 kt |
| Aug | 3.9 kt |
| Sep | 3.5 kt |
| Oct | 3.9 kt |
| Nov | 4.3 kt |
| Dec | 4.8 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KVNY 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 Van Nuys Airport (KVNY)
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