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Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCXE), KW63 is currently IFR with winds from 040° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Lake Country Regional Airport in Clarksville, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCXE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63) is a regional airport serving Clarksville, VA at a field elevation of 421 ft. KW63 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCXE, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 4,007 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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IFR
Observed 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCXE, 11.9 nm away.

Wind
040° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
700 ft
Altimeter
30.42"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 700 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCXE 281515Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM BKN007 14/12 A3042 RMK AO1 T01380118

What changed at KCXE (nearest station)?

Since the 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KW63

Based on the nearest station (KCXE), KW63 is currently IFR with winds from 040° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 421 ft). KW63 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAN, about 37 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04FAV4 kt head1 kt right
224 kt tail1 kt left

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KW63 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 04/22
    4,007 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KW63
    Wind
    04
    4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    22
    4 kt tailwind · 1 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
061215Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 700 ft.

KW63 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 KW63

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

PIREP1503Z (11:03 AM EDT) · 76 NM SW of KW63 · altitude unknown · B717
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1503/FL000/TP B717/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1451Z (10:51 AM EDT) · 76 NM SW of KW63 · altitude unknown · E170
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1451/FL000/TP E170/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1450Z (10:50 AM EDT) · 70 NM W of KW63 · during descent · PC24
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GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1450/FLDURD/TP PC24/SK OVC013
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1447Z (10:47 AM EDT) · 81 NM NE of KW63 · 2,000 ft MSL · E170
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1447/FL020/TP E170/SK BKN
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1447Reported at 14:47 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1442Z (10:42 AM EDT) · 45 NM S of KW63 · altitude unknown · A319
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RDU UA /OV RDU 230/12/TM 1442/FL5200/TP A319/SK BASES 5200
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDU 230/12Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1442Reported at 14:42 UTC.
FL5200Altitude: 52,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 5200Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1435Z (10:35 AM EDT) · 70 NM NE of KW63 · 1,800 ft MSL · SR22
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FCI UA /OV FCI/TM 1435/FL018/TP SR22/SK BKN018
FCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1426Z (10:26 AM EDT) · 51 NM NW of KW63 · during climb · E145
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LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1426/FL027/TP E145/SK BKNUNKN-TOP027/RM DURGC RY4 KLYH
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1426Reported at 14:26 UTC.
FL027Altitude: 2,700 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNKN-TOP027Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURGC RY4 KLYHRemarks.
PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 98 NM S of KW63 · 3,800 ft MSL · CRJ9
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FAY UA /OV FAY/TM 1424/FL038/TP CRJ9/RM BASES
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASESRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KW63

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCXE reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 71%MVFR 1%IFR 6%LIFR 21%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

04
87%
22
13%

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Live crosswind meter

KW63's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KCXE, 12 nm away.

N04224 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 12° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,007 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63) with runway 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22 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
Daily 0800-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Pattern altitude
1,221 ft MSL (800 AGL)
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
Regional airport
FAA LID
W63
City
Clarksville
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
421 ft
Coordinates
36.5958, -78.5601
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,007 ft
Weather reporting
On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KCXE)
TAF
Nearest KDAN
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63)

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 Lake Country Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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