River Bend Airport (VA58) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFRR), VA58 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near River Bend Airport in Maurertown, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFRR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
River Bend Airport (VA58) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maurertown, VA at a field elevation of 606 ft. VA58 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFRR, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,650 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMRB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFRR, 8.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (69°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFRR 281915Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 20/12 A3032 RMK AO2 T02030124
What changed at KFRR (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for VA58
Based on the nearest station (KFRR), VA58 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 606 ft). VA58 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMRB, about 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 2,650 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 32 | 2,650 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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VA58 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 14/322,650 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at VA58Wind
- 14
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“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 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
VA58 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of VA58
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JST UA /OV JST150015/TM 1636/FL360/TP B752/TB INT LGT CHOP/RM ZOB
JST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JST150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1636Reported at 16:36 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB INT LGT CHOPTurbulence: int light chop.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1536/FL035/TP B737/SK SCT
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1536Reported at 15:36 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK SCTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1447/FL020/TP E170/SK BKN
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1447Reported at 14:47 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FCI UA /OV FCI/TM 1435/FL018/TP SR22/SK BKN018
FCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1400/FL018/TP CRJ9/SK BKN018 SCT040
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1400Reported at 14:00 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN018 SCT040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
RIC UA /OV RIC RWY 34/TM 1358/FL018/TP E170/SK FIELD IN SIGHT 018 SCT 004
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RIC RWY 34Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK FIELD IN SIGHT 018 SCT 00…Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
RIC UA /OV RIC280025/TM 1346/FL110/TP E170/TB LGT-MOD
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RIC280025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.Show raw report
CXY UA /OV N94 /TM 1340 /FL010 /TP P28A /SK OVC010 /RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BR
CXY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV N94Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.SK OVC010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BRRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at VA58
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFRR reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 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.
- 32
- 52%
- 14
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
VA58 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFRR, 8.9 nm away.
Wind is 39° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- VA58
- City
- Maurertown
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 606 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.9061, -78.4444
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,650 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFRR
- TAF
- Nearest KMRB
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for River Bend Airport (VA58)
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