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Moorefield's Airstrip (VA27) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMTV), VA27 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Moorefield's Airstrip in Critz, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMTV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Moorefield's Airstrip (VA27) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Critz, VA at a field elevation of 1,110 ft. VA27 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 (01/19), the longest 2,160 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGSO.

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VFR
Observed 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMTV, 7.2 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 281215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3043 RMK AO2 T00390026

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 VA27

Based on the nearest station (KMTV), VA27 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 1,110 ft). VA27 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGSO, about 29 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
01--
19--

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VA27 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 01/19
    2,160 × 70 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VA27
    Wind
    01
    no steady wind
    19
    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.

VA27 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 VA27

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

PIREP1212Z (8:12 AM EDT) · 78 NM SE of VA27 · 1,000 ft MSL · B75L
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RDU UA /OV RDU/TM 1212/FL010/TP B75L/SK TOPS 010
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1212Reported at 12:12 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP B75LAircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1207Z (8:07 AM EDT) · 78 NM SE of VA27 · 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) · 32 NM S of VA27 · 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.
PIREP1131Z (7:31 AM EDT) · 96 NM W of VA27 · 38,000 ft MSL · B737
occasional light chop turbulence
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TRI UA /OV HMV/TM 1131/FL380/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-15
TRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1131Reported at 11:31 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZTLFD-15Remarks.
PIREP1121Z (7:21 AM EDT) · 42 NM NW of VA27 · 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) · 64 NM NE of VA27 · 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 VA27 · 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) · 78 NM SE of VA27 · 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 VA27

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.

01
86%
19
14%

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Live crosswind meter

VA27 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMTV, 7.2 nm away.

N0119wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,160 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Moorefield's Airstrip (VA27)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
VA27
City
Critz
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,110 ft
Coordinates
36.5599, -80.1378
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,160 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMTV
TAF
Nearest KGSO
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for Moorefield's Airstrip (VA27)

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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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