Sawyer Airport (VG19) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KWAL), VG19 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sawyer Airport in New Church, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KWAL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sawyer Airport (VG19) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Church, VA at a field elevation of 13 ft. VG19 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KWAL, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,660 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KWAL, 6.9 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KWAL 282154Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP278 T01720122
What changed at KWAL (nearest station)?
Since the 2054Z (4:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2054Z (4:54 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for VG19
Based on the nearest station (KWAL), VG19 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 17. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 13 ft). VG19 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBY, about 21 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 1,660 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 35 | 1,660 ft | TURF-G | 0 kt head | 6 kt right |
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VG19 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/351,660 × 60 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at VG19Wind
- 17
- 2 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 0 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 13→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
VG19 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 VG19
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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WRI UA /OV MURPH/TM 1645/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT 340
WRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MURPHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT 340Turbulence: continuous light 340.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at VG19
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KWAL reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 70%
- 17
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
VG19 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KWAL, 6.9 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- VG19
- City
- New Church
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.9905, -75.5929
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,660 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KWAL
- TAF
- Nearest KSBY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 23h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sawyer Airport (VG19)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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