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Venning's Landing Airport (VG53) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KROA), VG53 is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Venning's Landing Airport in Rocky Mount, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KROA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Venning's Landing Airport (VG53) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rocky Mount, VA at a field elevation of 1,100 ft. VG53 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KROA, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 1,976 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KROA.

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VFR
Observed 0954Z (5:54 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KROA, 18.9 nm away.

Wind
260° 3 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
44°F / 7°C
dew 42°F / 6°C

Wind from the west (260°) at 3 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KROA 280954Z 26003KT 9SM CLR 07/06 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP291 T00670056

What changed at KROA (nearest station)?

Since the 0854Z (4:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0854Z (4:54 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for VG53

Based on the nearest station (KROA), VG53 is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 1,100 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
23FAV2 kt head2 kt right
052 kt tail2 kt left

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VG53 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
    1,976 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at VG53
    Wind
    05
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    23
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
061210Z22Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

VG53 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 VG53

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

PIREP0907Z (5:07 AM EDT) · 86 NM SE of VG53 · 1,500 ft MSL · B738
Show raw report
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 VG53

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KROA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 6

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.

05
63%
23
37%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0600Z (2:00 AM EDT)

TAF KROA 280600Z 2806/2906 10004KT P6SM SCT240 FM281200 13004KT P6SM BKN030 OVC240 TEMPO 2814/2818 BKN018 FM281900 12004KT P6SM SCT035 OVC200 FM290300 00000KT P6SM BKN030

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Live crosswind meter

VG53 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KROA, 19 nm away.

N23053 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,976 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Venning's Landing Airport (VG53)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
VG53
City
Rocky Mount
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,100 ft
Coordinates
37.0436, -79.8014
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,976 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KROA
TAF
Nearest KROA
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
12h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Venning's Landing Airport (VG53)

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 Venning's Landing Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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