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Pace Airport (VA02) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMTV), VA02 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Pace Airport in Ridgeway, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMTV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Pace Airport (VA02) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ridgeway, VA at a field elevation of 800 ft. VA02 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMTV, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAN.

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VFR
Observed 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMTV, 7.3 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.43"
Temp / Dew
39°F / 4°C
dew 37°F / 3°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMTV 281155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3043 RMK AO2 T00410028 10057 20030

What changed at KMTV (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for VA02

Based on the nearest station (KMTV), VA02 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 800 ft). VA02 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAN, about 26 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.

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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

VA02 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 18/36
    3,000 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VA02
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061212Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

VA02 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 VA02

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

PIREP1207Z (8:07 AM EDT) · 68 NM SE of VA02 · 200 ft MSL · BCS3
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RDU UA /OV RDU/TM 1207/FL002/TP BCS3/SK OVC002
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1137Z (7:37 AM EDT) · 33 NM S of VA02 · 2,000 ft MSL · E170
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1137/FL20/TP E170/SK BKN012
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1137Reported at 11:37 UTC.
FL20Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1121Z (7:21 AM EDT) · 50 NM NW of VA02 · 36,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop turbulence
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PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1121/FL360/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-15
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1121Reported at 11:21 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD-15Remarks.
PIREP1050Z (6:50 AM EDT) · 55 NM NE of VA02 · 3,000 ft MSL · SF50
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LYH UA /OV OV KLYH/TM 1050/FL030/TP SF50/RM BASES ILS RY04 020
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OV KLYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1050Reported at 10:50 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES ILS RY04 020Remarks.
PIREP1025Z (6:25 AM EDT) · 29 NM S of VA02 · during climb · E75L
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GSO UA /OV KGSO/TM 1025/FL013/TP E75L/SK BKN013/RM DURC
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KGSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.
FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP0907Z (5:07 AM EDT) · 68 NM SE of VA02 · 1,500 ft MSL · B738
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RDU UA /OV RDU050001/TM 0907/FL015/TP B738/SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDU050001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0907Reported at 09:07 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at VA02

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 8

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.

36
82%
18
18%

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Live crosswind meter

VA02 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMTV, 7.3 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Pace Airport (VA02)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Daily 0800-0600 local
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
VA02
City
Ridgeway
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
800 ft
Coordinates
36.5852, -79.8772
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMTV
TAF
Nearest KDAN
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 14m

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Pilot PIREPs for Pace Airport (VA02)

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

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