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Lunenburg County Airport (KW31) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 1:35 PM ET, Oct 27, KW31 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Lunenburg County Airport in Kenbridge, VA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Lunenburg County Airport (KW31) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kenbridge, VA at a field elevation of 526 ft. KW31 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,000 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1735Z (1:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
110° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.32"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KW31 271735Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3032 RMK AO1 T02280100

What changed at KW31?

Since the 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KW31

KW31 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 526 ft). KW31 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRIC, about 53 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
02FAV0 kt head4 kt right
200 kt head4 kt left

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KW31 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.

  • Runway 02/20
    3,000 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KW31
    Wind
    02
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    20
    0 kt headwind · 4 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061218Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KW31 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KW31

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 78 NM N of KW31 · 38,000 ft MSL · E55P
light to moderate 380 turbulence
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OMH UA /OV GVE020015/TM 1738/FL380/TP E55P/TB LGT-MOD 380
OMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVE020015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1738Reported at 17:38 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 380Turbulence: light to moderate 380.
PIREP1707Z (1:07 PM EDT) · 80 NM SE of KW31 · 36,000 ft MSL · B737
light to moderate chop 360 turbulence
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SFQ UA /OV CVI090010/TM 1707/FL360/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 360
SFQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVI090010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1707Reported at 17:07 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 360Turbulence: light to moderate chop 360.
PIREP1656Z (12:56 PM EDT) · 63 NM N of KW31 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate 370 turbulence
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LKU UA /OV GVE/TM 1656/FL370/TP B738/TB MOD 370
LKU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1656Reported at 16:56 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 370Turbulence: moderate 370.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 72 NM NW of KW31 · 36,000 ft MSL · B737
light to moderate 360 turbulence
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LYH UA /OV MOL/TM 1623/FL360/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD 360
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MOLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 360Turbulence: light to moderate 360.
PIREP1537Z (11:37 AM EDT) · 63 NM N of KW31 · 34,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
light chop 340 turbulence
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LKU UA /OV GVE/TM 1537/FL340/TP CRJ9/TB LGT CHOP 340
LKU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 340Turbulence: light chop 340.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KW31

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KW31 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

02
85%
20
15%

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Live KW31 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KW31's own weather station.

N02204 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 97° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lunenburg County Airport (KW31) with runway 02/20 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20 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
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KW31
FAA LID
W31
City
Kenbridge
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
526 ft
Coordinates
36.9602, -78.1850
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KRIC
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
4h 4m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lunenburg County Airport (KW31)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Lunenburg County Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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