KVDI/VDI METAR Vidalia Regional Airport

Vidalia, GeorgiaElevation 275 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR11 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

060@9

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

771 ft

+496 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1615Z (12:15 PM local) · 11 min old

KVDI is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 9 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

60° at 9 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

22°C / 10°C

72°F / 50°F. 12°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.32 inHg

1026.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

FAA: no delays reported at VDI.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 60° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 76F, low near 48F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Sunday: Chance Rain Showers. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Sunny	76/48	NE 13 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	79/49	NE 9 kt	17 kt	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	79/59	NE 9 kt	22 kt	2%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	79/58	NE 13 kt	–	7%
Friday	Sunny	81/60	NE 9 kt	–	2%
Saturday	Partly Sunny	81/60	NE 9 kt	–	16%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	80/59	E 9 kt	–	38%	Thunderstorms in the forecast

Source: National Weather Service (office FFC). Forecast issued 1625Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

060° at 9 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 079 kt headwind · no crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

9 kt

CROSS

calm

BEST

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

9 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

9 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

9 kt tail

CROSS

calm

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 6,002 ft

07/25

Dimensions

6,002 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0763°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 25243°T

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

14/32

Dimensions

5,002 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

RWY 14132°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 32312°T

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

771 ft

Pressure altitude

-125 ft

Field elevation

275 ft MSL

Temperature

22°C (72°F)

Dewpoint

10°C (50°F)

Altimeter

30.32 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2245Z 6:45 PM

Sunrise

1142Z 7:42 AM

Loggable night

2310Z (7:10 PM local) → 1117Z (7:17 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2245Z (6:45 PM local) → 1142Z (7:42 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2345Z (7:45 PM local) → 1042Z (6:42 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

Vidalia Regional Airport is in Vidalia, Georgia. Field elevation 275 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerBILLY RAGAN

Manager phone912-537-3979

AttendedDaily, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKVDI / VDI

SectionalATLANTA

Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE

Flight service (AFSS)MACON

RegionGeorgia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.1927, -82.3712

Distance from city3 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.925

AWOS 3

AWOS

132.3

JACKSONVILLE CNTR

CNTR

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KVDI traffic patterns

2026-07-02 to 2026-10-20, 13 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.3

AVG OPS/DAY

1.5

Operations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 64%Jet 18%Turboprop 18%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›LJ45 (Jet) · ~1 landings/mo

›PC12 (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›S22T (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P28A (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KMQW Telfair Wheeler Airport

27 NM W

VFR

KTBR Statesboro Bulloch County Airport

37 NM NE

VFR

KDBN W H 'Bud' Barron Airport

38 NM NW

VFR

KLHW MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield

45 NM SE

VFR

KAYS Waycross Ware County Airport

57 NM S

VFR

KSAV Savannah Hilton Head International Airport

60 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›HIRL RWY 07/25 PRESET MED INTS DUSK-2300. AFTER 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT MALSR RWY 25; REIL RWY 07 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 07 & 25 OPR CONSLY.

›FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.

›FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KVDI on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KVDI have a METAR?

Yes. KVDI has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KVDI have a TAF?

When KVDI issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KVDI?

KVDI sits at 275 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KVDI?

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.