KSHD — Shenandoah Valley Rgnl
Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA · field elevation 1,201 ft · NON-ATCT
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KSHD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSHD 252355Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A3009 RMK AO2 T01530016 10220 20153
- Wind
- from 330° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,309 ft · pressure altitude 1,031 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 23 | 2 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 27,000–30,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSHD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSHD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.26383, -78.89644
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1106Z / 2308Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°W (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Augusta, VA
Airport diagram
Everything else KSHD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,002 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 118.35
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 132.85
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSHD 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.