Tappahannock-Essex County Airport (KXSA) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 7:55 PM ET, Oct 28, KXSA has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Tappahannock-Essex County Airport in Tappahannock, VA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Tappahannock-Essex County Airport (KXSA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tappahannock, VA at a field elevation of 135 ft. KXSA reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 4,300 ft.
Wind not reported, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg.
METAR KXSA 282355Z AUTO 12/12 A3036 RMK AO2 T01230123 10206 20122 PWINO
Current pilot readout for KXSA
KXSA has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 135 ft). KXSA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRIC, about 29 nm away.
KXSA by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KXSA reported VFR in 82% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 280 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and September the least, with IFR or worse 11% 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 3%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 28 had the best headwind 61% of the time, runway 10 39%, and winds were calm 37% 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 50 days a year. 65% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 3% of the time.
Snow fell on about 12 days a year. From December to February KXSA was IFR or worse 12% of the time, against 6% from June to August.
Field elevation is 135 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 1,787 ft, 1,652 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Winds were calm 35% of the time and averaged 3.7 kt overall. April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4,300 ft | ASPH-E | - | - |
| 28 | 4,300 ft | ASPH-E | - | - |
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KXSA 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 10/284,300 × 75 ft · ASPH-ECurrent useno stated-runway source at KXSAWind
- 10
- no steady wind
- 28
- 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.
KXSA 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KXSA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ROA UA /OV GVE045040/TM 2334/FL240/TP C68A/TA M24/IC LGT RIME
ROA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GVE045040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2334Reported at 23:34 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.Show raw report
LKU UA /OV AML280010/TM 2001/FL260/TP CL35/TA M37/IC LGT RIME 260-270 DURC
LKU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AML280010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2001Reported at 20:01 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.TA M37Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 260-270 DURCIcing: light rime 26,000–27,000 ft durc.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KXSA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 63%
- 10
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KXSA's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 4,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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
- Nov - Feb Daily 0800-1800 local; Mar - Oct Daily 0900-1900 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KXSA
- FAA LID
- XSA
- City
- Tappahannock
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 135 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.8596, -76.8941
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KRIC
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 22h 16m
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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.
- Hanover RC Club, Inc - Mechanicsville Turnpike , Mechanicsville, VA · 22 mi
Historical Flying Weather at KXSA
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KXSA reported VFR conditions during about 82.1% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 280 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; September had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.7 kt, calm 35.0% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 82.0 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Feb | 82.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| Mar | 80.8 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Apr | 83.7 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| May | 78.1 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 4.9 |
| Jun | 85.2 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 |
| Jul | 86.0 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 82.4 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 75.7 | 13.1 | 6.8 | 4.4 |
| Oct | 78.5 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 83.8 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| Dec | 78.3 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 8.0 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 kt |
| Feb | 4.3 kt |
| Mar | 5.0 kt |
| Apr | 5.0 kt |
| May | 3.9 kt |
| Jun | 3.4 kt |
| Jul | 2.9 kt |
| Aug | 2.5 kt |
| Sep | 2.9 kt |
| Oct | 3.2 kt |
| Nov | 3.6 kt |
| Dec | 3.6 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 Tappahannock-Essex County Airport (KXSA)
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