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Bridgewater Air Park (VBW) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts

Live aviation weather for Bridgewater Air Park in Bridgewater, VA, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.

Bridgewater Air Park (VBW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bridgewater, VA at 1,165 ft. VBW reports its own METAR — decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 2 runways (15, 33) — longest 4,034 ft — are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track VBW in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture — flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.

VFR
Observed 0155Z (9:55 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.67"
Temp / Dew
22°C / 72°F
dew 21°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 29.67 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KVBW 290155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT085 22/21 A2967 RMK AO1 T02200208

What changed at VBW?

Since the 0135Z (9:35 PM EDT) report — compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0135Z report — conditions are holding steady.

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Current pilot readout for VBW

VBW is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 2,600 ft (field elevation 1,165 ft). VBW does not publish a TAF — the nearest TAF station is KCHO, about 28 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at VBW. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

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
15——
33——

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip — flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122402Z14Z01Z

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

VBW weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast — drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Live weather radar around Bridgewater Air Park in Bridgewater, VA: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around VBW is headed.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of VBW

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

PIREP0117Z (9:17 PM EDT) · 93 NM N of VBW · 28,000 ft MSL · C56
occasional moderate chop turbulence
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JST UA /OV JST180025/TM 0117/FL280/TP C56/TB OCNL MOD CHOP
JST UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JST180025Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0117Reported at 01:17 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP C56Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.
PIREP0008Z (8:08 PM EDT) · 90 NM E of VBW · 9,000 ft MSL · BCS1
moderate turbulence
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DCA UA /OV BRV120015/TM 0008/FL090/TP BCS1/TB MOD/RM +- 15 KTS +- 100 FT
DCA UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BRV120015Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0008Reported at 00:08 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS1Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM +- 15 KTS +- 100 FTRemarks.
PIREP2306Z (7:06 PM EDT) · 95 NM E of VBW · 5,000 ft MSL · B38M
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DCA UA /OV 2 N DCA /TM 2306/FL050/TP B38M/SK OVC 027
DCA UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 2 N DCALocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2306Reported at 23:06 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 027Sky condition — cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2232Z (6:32 PM EDT) · 41 NM NE of VBW · 26,000 ft MSL · A310
moderate clear-air turbulence 24,000–26,000 ft turbulence
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OKV UA /OV LDN180010/TM 2232/FL260/TP A310/TB MOD CAT 240-260
OKV UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LDN180010Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2232Reported at 22:32 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP A310Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CAT 240-260Turbulence: moderate clear-air turbulence 24,000–26,000 ft.
PIREP2122Z (5:22 PM EDT) · 74 NM SE of VBW · 16,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
moderate turbulence
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FCI UA /OV FAK/TM 2122/FL160/TP CRJ9/TB MOD
FCI UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAKLocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2122Reported at 21:22 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
PIREP2119Z (5:19 PM EDT) · 54 NM E of VBW · 38,000 ft MSL · A319
moderate turbulence
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HWY UA /OV CSN/TM 2119/FL380/TP A319/TB MOD
HWY UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CSNLocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2119Reported at 21:19 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
PIREP2103Z (5:03 PM EDT) · 85 NM NE of VBW · during descent · B39M
moderate chop turbulence
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IAD UA /OV AML060007/TM 2103/FLDURD/TP B39M/TB MODERATE CHOP
IAD UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AML060007Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2103Reported at 21:03 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB MODERATE CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
PIREP2102Z (5:02 PM EDT) · 90 NM SE of VBW · 23,000 ft MSL · B350
light rime icing
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RIC UA /OV RIC240015/TM 2102/FL230/TP B350/TA M12/IC LGT RIME
RIC UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIC240015Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2102Reported at 21:02 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP B350Aircraft type reporting.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at VBW

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, VBW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 93%MVFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,100 ft
Lowest vis: —
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 83%MVFR 15%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/13 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 22

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Active Runway - past 30 days
15/33
100%

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KVBW
FAA LID
VBW
City
Bridgewater
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,165 ft
Coordinates
38.3667, -78.9603
Runways
2
Longest runway
4,034 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KCHO
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 25m

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VBW weather — frequently asked

What runways are available at VBW?+

VBW has 2 runways — 15, 33; the longest is 4,034 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Does VBW report its own weather?+

Yes — Bridgewater Air Park has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.

Does VBW have a TAF?+

No — VBW does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHO, about 28 nm away.

Does VBW broadcast D-ATIS?+

No — VBW does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for VBW from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.

Pilot PIREPs for Bridgewater Air Park (VBW)

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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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