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Answered Prayer Airport (1GE3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLGC), 1GE3 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Answered Prayer Airport in Franklin, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLGC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Answered Prayer Airport (1GE3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Franklin, GA at a field elevation of 890 ft. 1GE3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLGC, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATL.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (3:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLGC, 15.5 nm away.

Wind
070° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLGC 281935Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3024 RMK AO2

What changed at KLGC (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 1GE3

Based on the nearest station (KLGC), 1GE3 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 890 ft). 1GE3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATL, about 44 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
10FAV4 kt head2 kt left
284 kt tail2 kt right

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1GE3 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 10/28
    2,000 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1GE3
    Wind
    10
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    28
    4 kt tailwind · 2 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
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

1GE3 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 1GE3

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

PIREP1725Z (1:25 PM EDT) · 98 NM N of 1GE3 · 24,000 ft MSL · B712
light to moderate chop 240 turbulence
Show raw report
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) · 63 NM NW of 1GE3 · during climb · A321
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
Show raw report
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) · 63 NM NW of 1GE3 · during climb · B737
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
Show raw report
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 1GE3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLGC reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 1%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 1%IFR 3%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

10
50%
28
50%

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Live crosswind meter

1GE3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLGC, 16 nm away.

N10284 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 28° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Answered Prayer Airport (1GE3)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1GE3
City
Franklin
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
890 ft
Coordinates
33.2542, -85.1706
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLGC
TAF
Nearest KATL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Answered Prayer Airport (1GE3)

Community-submitted

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

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