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Burkes Garden Airport (VA07) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMKJ), VA07 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Burkes Garden Airport in Tazewell, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMKJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Burkes Garden Airport (VA07) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tazewell, VA at a field elevation of 3,060 ft. VA07 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMKJ, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLF.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (3:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMKJ, 12.1 nm away.

Wind
080° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 42°F / 5°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMKJ 281935Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 18/05 A3037 RMK AO2 T01800054

What changed at KMKJ (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for VA07

Based on the nearest station (KMKJ), VA07 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately 3,600 ft (field elevation 3,060 ft). VA07 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBLF, about 14 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
06FAV4 kt head2 kt right
244 kt tail2 kt left

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VA07 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 06/24
    2,500 × 50 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VA07
    Wind
    06
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    24
    4 kt tailwind · 2 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
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

VA07 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 VA07

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

PIREP1912Z (3:12 PM EDT) · 54 NM SE of VA07 · 34,000 ft MSL · B752
continuous light chop turbulence
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HKY UA /OV BZM040030/TM 1912/FL340/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-43
HKY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BZM040030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD-43Remarks.
PIREP1735Z (1:35 PM EDT) · 71 NM SE of VA07 · 2,500 ft MSL · DA40
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GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1735/FL025/TP DA40/SK OVC030
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP DA40Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1648Z (12:48 PM EDT) · 80 NM NW of VA07 · 8,000 ft MSL · M20P
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HTS UA /OV HTS150015/TM 1648/FL080/TP M20P/SK SKC/TA 09/TB NEG/IC NEG
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HTS150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1648Reported at 16:48 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP M20PAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 09Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 80 NM SE of VA07 · during descent · C56
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1623/FL018/TP C56/RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSL
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C56Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSLRemarks.
PIREP1621Z (12:21 PM EDT) · 54 NM SW of VA07 · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
light turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV/TM 1621/FL360/TP A319/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1621Reported at 16:21 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) · 80 NM SE of VA07 · during descent · C56X
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1535/FL020/TP C56X/RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASES 013
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASE…Remarks.
PIREP1520Z (11:20 AM EDT) · 92 NM SE of VA07 · 2,000 ft MSL · C68A
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1520/FL020/TP C68A/RM TOPS 020
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
RM TOPS 020Remarks.
PIREP1512Z (11:12 AM EDT) · 73 NM SW of VA07 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV240020/TM 1512/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMV240020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at VA07

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMKJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 7%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

24
64%
06
36%

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Live crosswind meter

VA07 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMKJ, 12 nm away.

N06244 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 25° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Burkes Garden Airport (VA07)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
VA07
City
Tazewell
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
3,060 ft
Coordinates
37.0960, -81.3694
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMKJ
TAF
Nearest KBLF
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 53m

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Pilot PIREPs for Burkes Garden Airport (VA07)

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

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