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Valley View Airport (VA87) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHEF), VA87 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Valley View Airport in Nokesville, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHEF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Valley View Airport (VA87) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nokesville, VA at a field elevation of 240 ft. VA87 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHEF, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,050 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIAD.

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IFR
Observed 1256Z (8:56 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHEF, 2.5 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
4 sm
Ceiling
500 ft
Altimeter
30.45"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind calm, visibility 4 statute miles, overcast at 500 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.45 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KHEF 281256Z 00000KT 4SM BR OVC005 13/12 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP316 T01280117 $

What changed at KHEF (nearest station)?

Since the 1156Z (7:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.43 → 30.45 inHg.

Current pilot readout for VA87

Based on the nearest station (KHEF), VA87 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 240 ft). VA87 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIAD, about 16 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
02--
20--

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VA87 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 02/20
    2,050 × 100 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VA87
    Wind
    02
    no steady wind
    20
    no steady wind
    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
061213Z02Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 500 ft.

VA87 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 VA87

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

PIREP1312Z (9:12 AM EDT) · 72 NM S of VA87 · 400 ft MSL · E175
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1312/FL004/TP E175/SK OVC/WX 4SM
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1312Reported at 13:12 UTC.
FL004Altitude: 400 ft MSL.
TP E175Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 4SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 99 NM N of VA87 · 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.
PIREP1225Z (8:25 AM EDT) · 72 NM S of VA87 · during descent · PC12
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1225/FLDURD/TP PC12/SK OVC/RM BASES 004
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1225Reported at 12:25 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 004Remarks.
PIREP1210Z (8:10 AM EDT) · 2 NM NE of VA87 · 500 ft MSL · C25A
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HEF UA /OV KHEF/TM 1210/FL005/TP C25A/SK OVC005-TOPS009/RM DRUD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1210Reported at 12:10 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C25AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOPS009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DRUDRemarks.
PIREP1154Z (7:54 AM EDT) · 72 NM S of VA87 · during descent · B737
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RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1154/FLDURD/TP B737/SK VV002/RM TOPS 004
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1154Reported at 11:54 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK VV002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM TOPS 004Remarks.
PIREP1144Z (7:44 AM EDT) · 98 NM E of VA87 · altitude unknown · E145
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SBY UA /OV KSBY/TM 1144/FLUNKN/TP E145
SBY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSBYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1144Reported at 11:44 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
PIREP1138Z (7:38 AM EDT) · 71 NM S of VA87 · 200 ft MSL · PA44
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RIC UA /OV RIC340001/TM 1138/FL002/TP PA44/SK OVC002
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIC340001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1138Reported at 11:38 UTC.
FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 54 NM NW of VA87 · 2,000 ft MSL · B738
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IAD UA /OV AML300050/TM 1056/FL020/TP B738/SK BKN020
IAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AML300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1056Reported at 10:56 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN020Sky 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 VA87

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHEF reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 27 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 59%IFR 41%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 1%IFR 5%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 2/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

02
81%
20
19%

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Live crosswind meter

VA87 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHEF, 2.5 nm away.

N0220wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,050 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Valley View Airport (VA87) with runway 02/20 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near VA87

FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near VA87.

Security TFR
WASHINGTON, DC., USA
VA87 is inside this TFR
NOTAM: 4/9383

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Airport info

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

Services

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8VA9
City
Nokesville
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
240 ft
Coordinates
38.6922, -77.5517
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,050 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHEF
TAF
Nearest KIAD
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for Valley View Airport (VA87)

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 Valley View Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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