KAKQ — Wakefield Muni
Wakefield, VA · field elevation 111 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KAKQ current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAKQ 252354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN060 18/08 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01830083 10217 20178 56005
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 6,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Density altitude
- 493 ft · pressure altitude 81 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 24,000–24,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KAKQ — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAKQ — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.98721, -77.00113
- Elevation
- 111 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1059Z / 2259Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Sussex, VA
Everything else KAKQ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 4,337 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 127.9
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFKN Franklin Rgnl18 nm
- KJGG Waltrip Williamsburg Exec Airport20 nm
- KFAF Felker AAF21 nm
- KPHF Newport News/Williamsburg Intl26 nm
- KSFQ Suffolk Exec27 nm
- KPTB Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County27 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAKQ airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.