Flight planning: New River Valley Airport PSK / KPSK
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to New River Valley Airport in Dublin, Virginia, in plain English: right now Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 knots, Visibility 7 miles. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mtn, wave) up to 8,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist, fog).
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- C25M at 0 ft, 32 nm northeast, 1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC): overcast.
as filed
ROA UA /OV RWY 6 DEP/TM 1710/FLDURC/TP C25M/SK OVC B-019
- E145 at 0 ft, 32 nm northeast, 11:32 am EDT (15:32 UTC): overcast above 2,300 ft.
as filed
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 1532/FLDURC/TP E145/SK OVC023
- E550 at 3,000 ft, 45 nm north, 12:38 pm EDT (16:38 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed
LWB UA /OV LWB/TM 1638/FL030/TP E550/SK BASE030/TB LGT CHOP
- SR22T at 17,000 ft, 45 nm north, 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC): moderate rime icing.
as filed
LWB UA /OV LWB/TM 1549/FL170/TP SR22T/IC MOD RIME
- FA10 at 1,600 ft, 64 nm south, 12:02 pm EDT (16:02 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
INT UA /OV INT/TM 1602/FL16/TP FA10/SK BASES 16 MSL
- BCS3 at 17,000 ft, 68 nm north, 10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC): light chop turbulence, no icing, a broken layer.
as filed
CRW UA /OV HVQ110030/TM 1425/FL170/TP BCS3/SK BKN/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURC
- A319 at 22,000 ft, 69 nm east, 11:56 am EDT (15:56 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed
LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1556/FL220/TP A319/TB CONS MOD/RM MOD AT 220. NEG AT 200
- CRJ2 at 400 ft, 69 nm east, 10:38 am EDT (14:38 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
LYH UA /OV RWY 4 DEPARTURE/TM 1438/FL004/TP CRJ2/RM BASES 004 AGL
- E145 at 0 ft, 71 nm east, 11:48 am EDT (15:48 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
LYH UA /OV KLYH216001/TM 1548/FLDURD/TP E145/RM BASES 014 +RA LLWS +/-5KTS DURD ILS RY4 LYH
- C750 at 0 ft, 72 nm southeast, 11:22 am EDT (15:22 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft.
as filed
GSO UA /OV KGSO/TM 1522/FLDURD/TP C750/SK BKN006, BASES 006
- E170 at 0 ft, 72 nm southeast, 10:45 am EDT (14:45 UTC): overcast above 30,000 ft.
as filed
GSO UA /OV KGSO/TM 1445/FLDURD/TP E170/SK OVC003, BASES 002
- E75L at 17,000 ft, 72 nm southwest, 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC): no turbulence, no icing.
as filed
ATL UA /OV BZM340014/TM 1439/FL170/TP E75L/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 44
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind. An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, or similar.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point ROA, 35 nm east of the field · for use 06:00–18:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 310° (northwest) | 37 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 340° (north) | 29 knots | 16 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 350° (north) | 22 knots | 10 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 330° (northwest) | 26 knots | 4 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 340° (north) | 42 knots | -9 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 340° (north) | 55 knots | -20 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 340° (north) | 72 knots | -32 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 340° (north) | 58 knots | -41 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 310° (northwest) | 46 knots | -49 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 06:00 to 18:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to New River Valley Airport, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.