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Lovettsville Airfield (VA61) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJYO), VA61 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lovettsville Airfield in Lovettsville, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJYO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lovettsville Airfield (VA61) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lovettsville, VA at a field elevation of 529 ft. VA61 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJYO, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMRB.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJYO, 12.1 nm away.

Wind
190° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.39"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KJYO 281815Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3039 RMK AO2

What changed at KJYO (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for VA61

Based on the nearest station (KJYO), VA61 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 529 ft). VA61 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMRB, about 17 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
19FAV5 kt head1 kt right
015 kt tail1 kt left

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VA61 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
    3,000 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VA61
    Wind
    01
    5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    19
    5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
061218Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

VA61 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 VA61

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

PIREP1823Z (2:23 PM EDT) · 83 NM NE of VA61 · 32,000 ft MSL · B763
continuous light turbulence
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PTW UA /OV PTW246030/TM 1823/FL320/TP B763/TB CONS LGT
PTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PTW246030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1823Reported at 18:23 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 91 NM NW of VA61 · 45,000 ft MSL · C550
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AOO UA /OV JST045025 /TM 1738 /FL450 /TP C550 /TA M42 /WV 26564KT /TB NEG
AOO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JST045025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1738Reported at 17:38 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TA M42Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 26564KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1645Z (12:45 PM EDT) · 60 NM E of VA61 · 34,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light 340 turbulence
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WRI UA /OV MURPH/TM 1645/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT 340
WRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MURPHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT 340Turbulence: continuous light 340.
PIREP1636Z (12:36 PM EDT) · 68 NM NW of VA61 · 36,000 ft MSL · B752
int light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1431Z (10:31 AM EDT) · 98 NM N of VA61 · 3,200 ft MSL · C56X
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MDT UA /OV SEG/TM 1431/FL032/TP C56X/SK BASES017 TOPS023/TA TA 16
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES017 TOPS023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA TA 16Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 60 NM N of VA61 · 1,000 ft MSL · P28A
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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.
PIREP1316Z (9:16 AM EDT) · 32 NM S of VA61 · during descent · CL69
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HEF UA /OV KHEF340001/TM 1316/FL009/TP CL69/SK OVC009/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF340001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1316Reported at 13:16 UTC.
FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.
TP CL69Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 68 NM NE of VA61 · 3,000 ft MSL · B737
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MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS030Sky 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 VA61

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJYO reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 76%IFR 24%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

01
78%
19
22%

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Live crosswind meter

VA61 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJYO, 12 nm away.

N19015 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 9° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Lovettsville Airfield (VA61)
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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near VA61

FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near VA61.

Security TFR
WASHINGTON, DC., USA
Active 7.7 NM from VA61
NOTAM: 4/9383

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
VA61
City
Lovettsville
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
529 ft
Coordinates
39.2653, -77.6536
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJYO
TAF
Nearest KMRB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lovettsville Airfield (VA61)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Lovettsville Airfield, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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