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Eureka Airport (VG01) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCXE), VG01 is currently LIFR with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 100 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Eureka Airport in Keysville, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCXE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Eureka Airport (VG01) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Keysville, VA at a field elevation of 420 ft. VG01 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCXE, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLYH.

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LIFR
Observed 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCXE, 16.6 nm away.

Wind
350° 4 kt
Visibility
0.25 sm
Ceiling
100 ft
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
49°F / 10°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind from the north (350°) at 4 kt, visibility 1/4 statute mile, overcast at 100 ft, temperature 10°C (49°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 100 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCXE 281215Z AUTO 35004KT 1/4SM OVC001 10/09 A3040 RMK AO1 T00960093

What changed at KCXE (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for VG01

Based on the nearest station (KCXE), VG01 is currently LIFR with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 100 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 420 ft). VG01 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLYH, about 34 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
36FAV4 kt head1 kt left
184 kt tail1 kt right

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VG01 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 18/36
    2,900 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VG01
    Wind
    18
    4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    36
    4 kt headwind · 1 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.

24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061212Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 100 ft.

VG01 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 VG01

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

PIREP1212Z (8:12 AM EDT) · 72 NM S of VG01 · 1,000 ft MSL · B75L
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RDU UA /OV RDU/TM 1212/FL010/TP B75L/SK TOPS 010
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1212Reported at 12:12 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP B75LAircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1207Z (8:07 AM EDT) · 72 NM S of VG01 · 200 ft MSL · BCS3
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RDU UA /OV RDU/TM 1207/FL002/TP BCS3/SK OVC002
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1154Z (7:54 AM EDT) · 65 NM NE of VG01 · 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.
PIREP1138Z (7:38 AM EDT) · 65 NM NE of VG01 · 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.
PIREP1137Z (7:37 AM EDT) · 91 NM SW of VG01 · 2,000 ft MSL · E170
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1137/FL20/TP E170/SK BKN012
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1137Reported at 11:37 UTC.
FL20Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1050Z (6:50 AM EDT) · 34 NM NW of VG01 · 3,000 ft MSL · SF50
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LYH UA /OV OV KLYH/TM 1050/FL030/TP SF50/RM BASES ILS RY04 020
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OV KLYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1050Reported at 10:50 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES ILS RY04 020Remarks.
PIREP1025Z (6:25 AM EDT) · 88 NM SW of VG01 · during climb · E75L
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GSO UA /OV KGSO/TM 1025/FL013/TP E75L/SK BKN013/RM DURC
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KGSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.
FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP0907Z (5:07 AM EDT) · 71 NM S of VG01 · 1,500 ft MSL · B738
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RDU UA /OV RDU050001/TM 0907/FL015/TP B738/SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDU050001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0907Reported at 09:07 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP OF FOG LAYER 009Sky 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 VG01

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCXE reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 84%MVFR 1%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

36
84%
18
16%

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Live crosswind meter

VG01 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCXE, 17 nm away.

N36184 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Eureka Airport (VG01)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
VG01
City
Keysville
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
420 ft
Coordinates
37.0603, -78.5632
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,900 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCXE
TAF
Nearest KLYH
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Eureka Airport (VG01)

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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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