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Payne Airport (VG05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLKU), VG05 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Payne Airport in Tabscott, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLKU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Payne Airport (VG05) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tabscott, VA at a field elevation of 463 ft. VG05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLKU, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCHO.

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VFR
Observed 2335Z (7:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLKU, 8.8 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLKU 282335Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 13/12 A3035 RMK AO2 T01260123

What changed at KLKU (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.

Current pilot readout for VG05

Based on the nearest station (KLKU), VG05 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 463 ft). VG05 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHO, about 24 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
08--
26--

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VG05 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 08/26
    2,300 × 135 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VG05
    Wind
    08
    no steady wind
    26
    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
061223Z11Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

VG05 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 VG05

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

PIREP2001Z (4:01 PM EDT) · 66 NM N of VG05 · 26,000 ft MSL · CL35
light rime 26,000–27,000 ft durc icing
Show raw report
LKU UA /OV AML280010/TM 2001/FL260/TP CL35/TA M37/IC LGT RIME 260-270 DURC
LKU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AML280010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2001Reported at 20:01 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TA M37Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 260-270 DURCIcing: light rime 26,000–27,000 ft durc.
PIREP1800Z (2:00 PM EDT) · 64 NM SW of VG05 · during descent · E145
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1759Z (1:59 PM EDT) · 67 NM SW of VG05 · during descent · E145
Show raw report
LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1759/FL028/TP E145/SK BKN028/RM DURGD RY04 KLYH
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.
FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURGD RY04 KLYHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at VG05

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLKU reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 72 observations, with 17 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 36%MVFR 15%IFR 8%LIFR 40%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 81%MVFR 6%IFR 4%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 22

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.

08
74%
26
26%

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Live crosswind meter

VG05 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLKU, 8.8 nm away.

N0826wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Payne Airport (VG05)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
VG05
City
Tabscott
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
463 ft
Coordinates
37.8796, -78.0575
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLKU
TAF
Nearest KCHO
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 34m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Payne Airport (VG05)

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

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