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Panther Creek Airport (17GA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCCO), 17GA is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Panther Creek Airport in Newnan, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCCO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Panther Creek Airport (17GA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Newnan, GA at a field elevation of 750 ft. 17GA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCCO, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATL.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCCO, 10.5 nm away.

Wind
080° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.27"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 42°F / 5°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCCO 282015Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A3027 RMK AO2 T02240053

What changed at KCCO (nearest station)?

Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for 17GA

Based on the nearest station (KCCO), 17GA is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (07). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 750 ft). 17GA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATL, about 24 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07FAV5 kt head1 kt left
255 kt tail1 kt right

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17GA runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 07/25
    2,500 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 17GA
    Wind
    07
    5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    25
    5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102020Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

17GA weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 17GA

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1940Z (3:40 PM EDT) · 74 NM NW of 17GA · 23,000 ft MSL · PC12
occasional light chop turbulencelight rime 230 icing
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4A9 UA /OV 4A9/TM 1940/FL230/TP PC12/TA M8/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME 230/RM ZTLFD-05
4A9 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 4A9Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M8Outside air temperature, °C.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
IC LGT RIME 230Icing: light rime 230.
RM ZTLFD-05Remarks.
PIREP1928Z (3:28 PM EDT) · 93 NM N of 17GA · 25,000 ft MSL · E145
light rime 26,000–25,000 ft icing
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CHA UA /OV GQO090040/TM 1928/FL250/TP E145/TA M6/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 260-250/RM ZTLFD-39
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GQO090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1928Reported at 19:28 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
TA M6Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 260-250Icing: light rime 26,000–25,000 ft.
RM ZTLFD-39Remarks.
PIREP1725Z (1:25 PM EDT) · 86 NM N of 17GA · 24,000 ft MSL · B712
light to moderate chop 240 turbulence
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CHA UA /OV GQO180005/TM 1725/FL240/TP B712/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 240/RM ZME 60
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GQO180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1725Reported at 17:25 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B712Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 240Turbulence: light to moderate chop 240.
RM ZME 60Remarks.
PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 68 NM NW of 17GA · during climb · A321
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1500/FL300/TP A321/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.
RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.
PIREP1457Z (10:57 AM EDT) · 68 NM NW of 17GA · during climb · B737
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1457/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1457Reported at 14:57 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.
RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 17GA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCCO reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/14 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

07
80%
25
20%

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Live crosswind meter

17GA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCCO, 11 nm away.

N07255 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 8° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Panther Creek Airport (17GA)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
17GA
City
Newnan
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
750 ft
Coordinates
33.4667, -84.8661
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCCO
TAF
Nearest KATL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Panther Creek Airport (17GA)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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