Woods Farm Airstrip (VA50) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:12 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOFP), VA50 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Woods Farm Airstrip in Hanover, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOFP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Woods Farm Airstrip (VA50) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hanover, VA at a field elevation of 57 ft. VA50 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOFP, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRIC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOFP, 6.4 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 1/4 statute mile, sky obscured at 200 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
SPECI KOFP 280812Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 10/09 A3037 RMK AO2 T01000094
What changed at KOFP (nearest station)?
Since the 0801Z (4:01 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Fog began (FG).
- Mist ended (BR).
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for VA50
Based on the nearest station (KOFP), VA50 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -1,100 ft (field elevation 57 ft). VA50 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRIC, about 13 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2,200 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 32 | 2,200 ft | TURF | - | - |
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VA50 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 14/322,200 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at VA50Wind
- 14
- no steady wind
- 32
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 200 ft.
VA50 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at VA50
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOFP reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 36 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 55%
- 14
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
VA50 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOFP, 6.4 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 857 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- VA50
- City
- Hanover
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 57 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.7151, -77.3025
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOFP
- TAF
- Nearest KRIC
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 46m
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Nearby airports
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Woods Farm Airstrip (VA50)
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