Crewe Municipal Airport (KW81) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KW81 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Crewe Municipal Airport in Crewe, VA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Crewe Municipal Airport (KW81) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Crewe, VA at a field elevation of 422 ft. KW81 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,300 ft.
Wind calm, visibility 1/4 statute mile, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KW81 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM OVC002 09/08 A3035 RMK AO1 T00900076
What changed at KW81?
Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KW81
KW81 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 422 ft). KW81 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRIC, about 42 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 3,300 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 33 | 3,300 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KW81 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 15/333,300 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KW81Wind
- 15
- no steady wind
- 33
- no steady wind
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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 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 200 ft.
KW81 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 KW81
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KW81 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 87%
- 15
- 13%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KW81's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 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
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KW81
- FAA LID
- W81
- City
- Crewe
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 422 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.1810, -78.0983
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KRIC
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 9m
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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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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.
- Southside Virginia RC - W Creek Rd , Crewe, VA · 5 mi
- Central Virginia R/C Inc - Mast Field , Amelia Court House, VA · 21 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Crewe Municipal Airport (KW81)
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