Layne Farm Airstrip (VA28) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 AM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KFVX), VA28 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Layne Farm Airstrip in Cullen, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFVX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Layne Farm Airstrip (VA28) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cullen, VA at a field elevation of 560 ft. VA28 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFVX, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLYH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFVX, 17.3 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFVX 271535Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3035 RMK AO2 T02050124
What changed at KFVX (nearest station)?
Since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility moved from 7 SM to 10 SM.
Current pilot readout for VA28
Based on the nearest station (KFVX), VA28 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 560 ft). VA28 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLYH, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,250 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| S | 2,250 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
VA28 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of VA28
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1525/FL360/TP B737/TB CONS LGT /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 1525Reported at 15:25 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.RM ZTLFD-15Remarks.Show raw report
PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1304/FL360/TP A320/TB NEG/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 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZTLFD-15Remarks.Show raw report
PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1136/FL360/TP B737/TB 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 1136Reported at 11:36 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZTLFD-15Remarks.Show raw report
PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1028/FL360/TP A320/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-18
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PSKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1028Reported at 10:28 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.RM ZTLFD-18Remarks.Show raw report
PSK UA /OV PSK180020/TM 1013/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-43
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PSK180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1013Reported at 10:13 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZTLFD-43Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at VA28
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFVX reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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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
- VA28
- City
- Cullen
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 560 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.1213, -78.6436
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFVX
- TAF
- Nearest KLYH
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 6h 47m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Layne Farm Airstrip (VA28)
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