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Bridgewater Air Park (VBW) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:35 PM ET, Oct 27, VBW is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Bridgewater Air Park (VBW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bridgewater, VA at a field elevation of 1,165 ft. VBW reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 4,034 ft.

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VFR
Observed 2035Z (4:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.31"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KVBW 272035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3031 RMK AO1 T02160087

What changed at VBW?

Since the 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for VBW

VBW is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 1,165 ft). VBW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHO, about 28 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

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
15--
33--

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VBW 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 15/33
    4,034 × 60 ft · ASPH/ CONC
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VBW
    Wind
    15
    no steady wind
    33
    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
061220Z08Z20Z

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.

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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 VBW

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

PIREP1905Z (3:05 PM EDT) · 56 NM NE of VBW · 16,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate turbulence
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IAD UA /OV LDN360015/TM 1905/FL160/TP B737/TB MOD/RM 160-150 FRDMM ARRIVAL
IAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LDN360015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1905Reported at 19:05 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM 160-150 FRDMM ARRIVALRemarks.
PIREP1751Z (1:51 PM EDT) · 72 NM E of VBW · 36,000 ft MSL · B772
moderate 360 turbulence
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OMH UA /OV GVE048049/TM 1751/FL360/TP B772/TB MOD 360
OMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVE048049Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1751Reported at 17:51 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B772Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 360Turbulence: moderate 360.
PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 42 NM E of VBW · 38,000 ft MSL · E55P
light to moderate 380 turbulence
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OMH UA /OV GVE020015/TM 1738/FL380/TP E55P/TB LGT-MOD 380
OMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVE020015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1738Reported at 17:38 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 380Turbulence: light to moderate 380.
PIREP1656Z (12:56 PM EDT) · 44 NM SE of VBW · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate 370 turbulence
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LKU UA /OV GVE/TM 1656/FL370/TP B738/TB MOD 370
LKU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1656Reported at 16:56 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 370Turbulence: moderate 370.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 29 NM S of VBW · 36,000 ft MSL · B737
light to moderate 360 turbulence
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LYH UA /OV MOL/TM 1623/FL360/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD 360
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MOLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 360Turbulence: light to moderate 360.
PIREP1537Z (11:37 AM EDT) · 44 NM SE of VBW · 34,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
light chop 340 turbulence
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LKU UA /OV GVE/TM 1537/FL340/TP CRJ9/TB LGT CHOP 340
LKU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 340Turbulence: light chop 340.

⚠️ 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 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 0/4 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 3,700 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

33
62%
15
38%

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Live VBW Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by VBW's own weather station.

N1533wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 4,034 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Bridgewater Air Park (VBW) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
Jet A+
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat 0900-1600 local; Sun 1200-1600 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

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
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,034 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KCHO
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bridgewater Air Park (VBW)

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 Bridgewater Air Park, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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