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85VA

Land's End Seaplane Base

Reedville, VirginiaSeaplane base
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMFV · 26 NM SE · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KMFV
WIND
230@9
gust 15 kt
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 230° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 22.9C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests thursday sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms, high near 88F, low near 74F, 59% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Thursday Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 88/74 W 16 kt – 59% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 82/74 NE 14 kt – 29%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 82/75 SE 10 kt – 68%
Sunday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 83/74 SW 5 kt – 68%
Monday Mostly Sunny 83/73 N 8 kt – 4%
Tuesday Sunny 83/75 SE 10 kt – 4%
Wednesday Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 85 S 9 kt – 23%

Source: National Weather Service (office AKQ). Forecast issued 0902Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 85VA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

10/28
Dimensions
2,200 x 300 ft
Surface
WATER
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2322Z 7:22 PM
Sunrise
1042Z 6:42 AM
Loggable night
2349Z (7:49 PM local) → 1015Z (6:15 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2322Z (7:22 PM local) → 1042Z (6:42 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0022Z (8:22 PM local) → 0942Z (5:42 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Land's End Seaplane Base is in Reedville, Virginia. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSeaplane base
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA85VA
RegionVirginia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37.8536, -76.2467
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

85VA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMFV (26 NM SE, VFR).

KMFV Accomack County Airport
26 NM SE
VFR
KNHK Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field)
27 NM N
VFR
KWAL Wallops Flight Facility Airport
38 NM E
VFR
KCGE Cambridge Dorchester Airport
42 NM N
VFR
KPHF Newport News Williamsburg International Airport
45 NM S
VFR
KSBY Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport
45 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗85VA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 85VA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 85VA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 85VA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 85VA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 85VA?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.