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Sky Bryce Airport (VG18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K8W2), VG18 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Sky Bryce Airport in Basye, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K8W2): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sky Bryce Airport (VG18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Basye, VA at a field elevation of 1,267 ft. VG18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K8W2, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,240 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCHO.

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VFR
Observed 1335Z (9:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K8W2, 10 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.42"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K8W2 281335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3042 RMK AO1 T00870072

What changed at K8W2 (nearest station)?

Since the 1315Z (9:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility moved from 7 SM to 10 SM.

Current pilot readout for VG18

Based on the nearest station (K8W2), VG18 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 1,267 ft). VG18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHO, 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.

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
05--
23--

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VG18 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 05/23
    2,240 × 50 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VG18
    Wind
    05
    no steady wind
    23
    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
061213Z02Z13Z

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

VG18 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 VG18

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

PIREP1346Z (9:46 AM EDT) · 90 NM SE of VG18 · 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.
PIREP1320Z (9:20 AM EDT) · 96 NM S of VG18 · during climb · C172
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LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1320/FL026/TP C172/SK BKN026-TOP028/RM DURGC RWY 04
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1320Reported at 13:20 UTC.
FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN026-TOP028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURGC RWY 04Remarks.
PIREP1316Z (9:16 AM EDT) · 58 NM E of VG18 · 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.
PIREP1225Z (8:25 AM EDT) · 92 NM S of VG18 · during climb · BE58
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LYH UA /OV KLYH/TM 1225/FLDURC/TP BE58/RM RY22 DEP B019 T023
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1225Reported at 12:25 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.
RM RY22 DEP B019 T023Remarks.
PIREP1210Z (8:10 AM EDT) · 59 NM E of VG18 · 500 ft MSL · C25A
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HEF UA /OV KHEF/TM 1210/FL005/TP C25A/SK OVC005-TOPS009/RM DRUD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1210Reported at 12:10 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C25AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOPS009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DRUDRemarks.
PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 29 NM NE of VG18 · 2,000 ft MSL · B738
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IAD UA /OV AML300050/TM 1056/FL020/TP B738/SK BKN020
IAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AML300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1056Reported at 10:56 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1050Z (6:50 AM EDT) · 92 NM S of VG18 · 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.
PIREP1037Z (6:37 AM EDT) · 60 NM E of VG18 · during descent · PC12
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HEF UA /OV KHEF160001/TM 1037/FL005/TP PC12/SK OVC005-TOP011/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF160001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1037Reported at 10:37 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOP011Sky 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 VG18

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K8W2 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 86%MVFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 0/3 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

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: 11

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

05
69%
23
31%

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Live crosswind meter

VG18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K8W2, 10 nm away.

N0523wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 2,240 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sky Bryce Airport (VG18) with runway 05/23 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Pattern altitude
2,404 ft MSL (1,137 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
VG18
City
Basye
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,267 ft
Coordinates
38.8159, -78.7703
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,240 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K8W2
TAF
Nearest KCHO
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sky Bryce Airport (VG18)

Community-submitted

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

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