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Ayers Airport (VA93) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K8W2), VA93 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ayers Airport in Columbia Furnace, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K8W2): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ayers Airport (VA93) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Columbia Furnace, VA at a field elevation of 1,340 ft. VA93 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K8W2, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (01/19, 16/34), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMRB.

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VFR
Observed 1835Z (2:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K8W2, 15.2 nm away.

Wind
210° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.33"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K8W2 281835Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A3033 RMK AO1 T02050102

Current pilot readout for VA93

Based on the nearest station (K8W2), VA93 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,800 ft (field elevation 1,340 ft). VA93 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMRB, about 43 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 head3 kt right
163 kt head5 kt right
343 kt tail5 kt left
015 kt tail3 kt left

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VA93 runways

2 physical runways · 4 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
    2,100 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VA93
    Wind
    01
    5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    19
    5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 16/34
    1,500 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VA93
    Wind
    16
    3 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    34
    3 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    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.

VA93 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 VA93

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

PIREP1800Z (2:00 PM EDT) · 98 NM S of VA93 · during descent · E145
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LYH UA /OV KLYH/TM 1800/FLDURD/TP E145/RM RY 4 B028
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1800Reported at 18:00 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
RM RY 4 B028Remarks.
PIREP1636Z (12:36 PM EDT) · 73 NM N of VA93 · 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.
PIREP1403Z (10:03 AM EDT) · 97 NM W of VA93 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM8
light rime icing
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HTS UA /OV EKN270030/TM 1403/FL260/TP TBM8/TA M33/IC LGT RIME
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EKN270030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1403Reported at 14:03 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.
TA M33Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1346Z (9:46 AM EDT) · 92 NM SE of VA93 · 11,000 ft MSL · E170
light to moderate turbulence
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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.
PIREP1316Z (9:16 AM EDT) · 54 NM E of VA93 · 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.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at VA93

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 6%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

01
65%
19
31%
34
3%
16
1%

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Live crosswind meter

VA93 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K8W2, 15 nm away.

N19016 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 28° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ayers Airport (VA93)
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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
VA93
City
Columbia Furnace
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,340 ft
Coordinates
38.9051, -78.6547
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K8W2
TAF
Nearest KMRB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 33m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ayers Airport (VA93)

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

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