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Lefty's Landing (18GE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVDI), 18GE is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 9 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lefty's Landing in Uvalda, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVDI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lefty's Landing (18GE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Uvalda, GA at a field elevation of 231 ft. 18GE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVDI, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,242 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAV.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVDI, 10.1 nm away.

Wind
050° 9 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 9 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KVDI 281915Z AUTO 05009G15KT 10SM SCT045 26/14 A3018 RMK AO2

What changed at KVDI (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 18GE

Based on the nearest station (KVDI), 18GE is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 9 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 34. Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 231 ft). 18GE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAV, about 65 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
34FAV3 kt head9 kt right (g14)
163 kt tail9 kt left (g14)

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18GE 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 16/34
    2,242 × 100 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 18GE
    Wind
    16
    3 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    34
    3 kt headwind · 9 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
0122319Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

18GE 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 18GE

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

PIREP1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) · 72 NM N of 18GE · 7,000 ft MSL · BE58
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AGS UA /OV 65J280007/TM 1855/FL070/TP BE58/SK SKC/WX 10SM/RM SMOOTH RIDE
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 65J280007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM SMOOTH RIDERemarks.
PIREP1724Z (1:24 PM EDT) · 83 NM N of 18GE · 3,000 ft MSL · C172
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AGS UA /OV 1724/TM 1724/FL30/TP C172/WX FV99SM
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1724Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1724Reported at 17:24 UTC.
FL30Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1640Z (12:40 PM EDT) · 90 NM N of 18GE · 1,000 ft MSL · C172
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AGS UA /OV 7 NE AGS/TM 1640/FL10/TP C172/SK SKC/RM LITTLE BUMPY
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 NE AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1640Reported at 16:40 UTC.
FL10Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM LITTLE BUMPYRemarks.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 94 NM S of 18GE · during descent · SR22
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JAX UA /OV 8 NW JAX/TM 1623/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK BKN029/WX 10
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 NW JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN029Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 10Weather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1517Z (11:17 AM EDT) · 92 NM N of 18GE · 3,500 ft MSL · C25B
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AGS UA /OV 18 NW AGS/TM 1517/FL035/TP C25B/SK SKC/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 NW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1423Z (10:23 AM EDT) · 81 NM N of 18GE · during descent · C68A
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AGS UA /OV KAGS170003/TM 1423/FL011/TP C68A/SK SKC/WV 07028/RM REPORTED DURD
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAGS170003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WV 07028Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM REPORTED DURDRemarks.
PIREP1335Z (9:35 AM EDT) · 66 NM N of 18GE · during descent · E55P
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AGS UA /OV 20 SW AGS/TM 1335/FL90/TP E55P/SK SKC/RM DURD AGS
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20 SW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1335Reported at 13:35 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD AGSRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 18GE

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVDI reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,600 ft
Lowest vis: 6 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.

34
79%
16
21%

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Live crosswind meter

18GE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVDI, 10 nm away.

N34169 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
9 kt
Headwind in gusts
4 kt
Crosswind in gusts
14 kt

Wind is 73° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,242 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lefty's Landing (18GE) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
18GE
City
Uvalda
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
231 ft
Coordinates
32.0455, -82.4676
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,242 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KVDI
TAF
Nearest KSAV
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lefty's Landing (18GE)

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

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