Valley Point Airport (WV29) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMGW), WV29 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Valley Point Airport in Valley Point, WV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMGW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Valley Point Airport (WV29) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Valley Point, WV at a field elevation of 2,000 ft. WV29 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMGW, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMGW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMGW, 13 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMGW 281353Z 18003KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP278 T01560089
What changed at KMGW (nearest station)?
Since the 1253Z (8:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature rose 5°C between reports.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.34 → 30.36 inHg.
Current pilot readout for WV29
Based on the nearest station (KMGW), WV29 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 26. Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 2,000 ft). WV29 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMGW, about 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 2,800 ft | ASPH | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 08 | 2,800 ft | ASPH | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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WV29 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 08/262,800 × 40 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at WV29Wind
- 08
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
WV29 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at WV29
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMGW reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 53%
- 08
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
WV29 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMGW, 13 nm away.
Wind is 72° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WV29
- City
- Valley Point
- State
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,000 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.5798, -79.6498
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMGW
- TAF
- Nearest KMGW
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Valley Point Airport (WV29)
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