Wells Airport (VA56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAKQ), VA56 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Wells Airport in Ivor, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAKQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wells Airport (VA56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ivor, VA at a field elevation of 88 ft. VA56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAKQ, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAKQ, 8.4 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 8 statute miles, broken clouds at 200 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KAKQ 280954Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN002 09/08 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP276 T00890083
What changed at KAKQ (nearest station)?
Since the 0951Z (5:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0951Z (5:51 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for VA56
Based on the nearest station (KAKQ), VA56 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -1,150 ft (field elevation 88 ft). VA56 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAF, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 2,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
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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.
VA56 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at VA56
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAKQ reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 48 observations, with 20 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- VA56
- City
- Ivor
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 88 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.0035, -76.8275
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAKQ
- TAF
- Nearest KFAF
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 4m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
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Pilot PIREPs for Wells Airport (VA56)
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