KROA — Roanoke/Blacksburg Rgnl (Woodrum Fld)
Roanoke, VA · field elevation 1,175 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KROA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KROA 252354Z 35008KT 10SM CLR 18/M07 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01831067 10244 20183 58000
- Wind
- from 350° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint -7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,646 ft · pressure altitude 1,015 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | 7 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 06 | 4 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 24 | 4 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 16 | 7 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KROA 252330Z 2600/2624 35005KT P6SM SKC FM261500 34009G18KT P6SM SKC
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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
- 1110Z / 2312Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 8°W (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
- 7 approaches — LDA, 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
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
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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.