KROA — Roanoke/Blacksburg Rgnl (Woodrum Fld)
Roanoke, VA · field elevation 1,175 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KROA current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KROA 111154Z 29005KT 10SM FEW050 SCT090 BKN110 24/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP174 70009 T02390172 10267 20200 58003
- Wind
- from 290° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 11,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,311 ft · pressure altitude 1,015 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 24 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 06 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 16 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KROA 111120Z 1112/1212 34011KT P6SM FEW090 FM111400 28008KT P6SM BKN150 FM111800 31008G16KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM112200 29008G17KT P6SM BKN150 FM120200 27007KT P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM120600 26006KT P6SM BKN080
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.32547, -79.97542
- Elevation
- 1,175 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1033Z / 0017Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -8° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Roanoke, VA
Airport diagram
Everything else KROA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,800 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 16/34 | 5,810 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 132.375
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.3
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 119.7
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach RWY 16/34 360-150, RWY 06 235-074
- 118.15
- Approach RWY 16/34 151-359, RWY 06 075-234
- 133.225
Published procedures
- 9 approaches — DD, LDA, LS, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 4 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KROA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia airports
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- 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.