KPTB — Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County
Petersburg, VA · field elevation 193 ft · NON-ATCT
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KPTB current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPTB 252355Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 18/05 A2998 RMK AO2 T01800050 10226 20180
- Wind
- from 330° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 520 ft · pressure altitude 133 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 23 | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
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 KPTB — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KPTB — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.18430, -77.50617
- Elevation
- 193 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1100Z / 2302Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Dinwiddie, VA
Everything else KPTB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,002 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 126.75
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFCI Richmond Exec/Chesterfield County13 nm
- KRIC Richmond Intl21 nm
- KBKT Allan C Perkinson/Blackstone AAF22 nm
- KAKQ Wakefield Muni27 nm
- KLVL Brunswick County28 nm
- KEMV Emporia-Greensville Rgnl30 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPTB 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.