Covington Airport (VA72) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 PM ET, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KMTV), VA72 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Covington Airport in Martinsville, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMTV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Covington Airport (VA72) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Martinsville, VA at a field elevation of 940 ft. VA72 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMTV, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGSO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMTV, 2.1 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMTV 292015Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3022 RMK AO2 T02310079
What changed at KMTV (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for VA72
Based on the nearest station (KMTV), VA72 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 30. Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 940 ft). VA72 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGSO, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 12 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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VA72 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 12/302,200 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at VA72Wind
- 12
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 2 kt headwind · 2 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→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
VA72 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 VA72
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1609/FLDURC/TP C550/SK BKN015/RM DEP RWY 22
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1609Reported at 16:09 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DEP RWY 22Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at VA72
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMTV reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
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.
- 12
- 57%
- 30
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
VA72 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMTV, 2.1 nm away.
Wind is 44° off runway 30, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- VA72
- City
- Martinsville
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 940 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.6001, -80.0387
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMTV
- TAF
- Nearest KGSO
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 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
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Covington Airport (VA72)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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