Falwell Airport (W24) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLYH), W24 is currently MVFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Falwell Airport in Lynchburg, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLYH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Falwell Airport (W24) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lynchburg, VA at a field elevation of 939 ft. W24 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLYH, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,932 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLYH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLYH, 4.8 nm away.
Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,600 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,600 ft.
METAR KLYH 281454Z VRB04KT 10SM BKN016 16/12 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP301 T01610122 50005
What changed at KLYH (nearest station)?
Since the 1444Z (10:44 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- A ceiling formed at 1,600 ft.
Current pilot readout for W24
Based on the nearest station (KLYH), W24 is currently MVFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,600 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 939 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.
Current wind is variable at 4 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2,932 ft | ASPH-G | - | - |
| 28 | 2,932 ft | ASPH-G | - | - |
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W24 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 10/282,932 × 50 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at W24Wind
- 10
- no steady wind
- 28
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 9→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 1,600 ft.
W24 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 W24
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1451/FL000/TP E170/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1450/FLDURD/TP PC24/SK OVC013
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1447/FL020/TP E170/SK BKN
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1447Reported at 14:47 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
RDU UA /OV RDU 230/12/TM 1442/FL5200/TP A319/SK BASES 5200
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDU 230/12Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1442Reported at 14:42 UTC.FL5200Altitude: 52,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 5200Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FCI UA /OV FCI/TM 1435/FL018/TP SR22/SK BKN018
FCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1426/FL027/TP E145/SK BKNUNKN-TOP027/RM DURGC RY4 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 1426Reported at 14:26 UTC.FL027Altitude: 2,700 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.SK BKNUNKN-TOP027Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURGC RY4 KLYHRemarks.Show raw report
PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1419/FL350/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 15
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PSKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1419Reported at 14:19 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.Show raw report
RIC UA /OV RIC/TM 1400/FL018/TP CRJ9/SK BKN018 SCT040
RIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RICLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1400Reported at 14:00 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN018 SCT040Sky 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 W24
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLYH reported mostly VFR across 32 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 73%
- 28
- 27%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)
TAF KLYH 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN010 FM281400 04003KT P6SM OVC015 FM281700 05004KT P6SM BKN020 BKN240 FM282000 10004KT P6SM SCT025 OVC200 FM290000 00000KT P6SM OVC025 FM290600 00000KT 4SM BR OVC015
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Live crosswind meter
W24 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLYH, 4.8 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Apr-Oct Daily 0700-1900 local; Daily 0700-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Annual surveying
- Pattern altitude
- 1,739 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- W24
- City
- Lynchburg
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 939 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.3779, -79.1222
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,932 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLYH
- TAF
- Nearest KLYH
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 7h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Falwell Airport (W24)
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