New Castle International Airport (VA85) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KROA), VA85 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near New Castle International Airport in New Castle, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KROA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
New Castle International Airport (VA85) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Castle, VA at a field elevation of 1,320 ft. VA85 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KROA, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KROA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KROA, 11.2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KROA 280854Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP286 T00780067 51005
What changed at KROA (nearest station)?
Since the 0754Z (3:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0754Z (3:54 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for VA85
Based on the nearest station (KROA), VA85 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 1,320 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2,400 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 36 | 2,400 ft | TURF | - | - |
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VA85 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 18/362,400 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at VA85Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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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 23 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
VA85 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 VA85
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KROA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 76%
- 18
- 24%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0600Z (2:00 AM EDT)
TAF KROA 280600Z 2806/2906 10004KT P6SM SCT240 FM281200 13004KT P6SM BKN030 OVC240 TEMPO 2814/2818 BKN018 FM281900 12004KT P6SM SCT035 OVC200 FM290300 00000KT P6SM BKN030
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Live crosswind meter
VA85 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KROA, 11 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
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- VA85
- City
- New Castle
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,320 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.4835, -80.0998
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KROA
- TAF
- Nearest KROA
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for New Castle International Airport (VA85)
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