Daystar Strip Airport (1GE6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJES), 1GE6 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Daystar Strip Airport in Patterson, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJES): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Daystar Strip Airport (1GE6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Patterson, GA at a field elevation of 105 ft. 1GE6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJES, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,885 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSSI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJES, 15.8 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,000 ft.
METAR KJES 281915Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM BKN050 26/15 A3018 RMK AO2
What changed at KJES (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 1GE6
Based on the nearest station (KJES), 1GE6 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 105 ft). 1GE6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSSI, about 39 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 2,885 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 32 | 2,885 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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1GE6 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 14/322,885 × 53 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1GE6Wind
- 14
- 5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 5,000 ft.
1GE6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1GE6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJES reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,700 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 63%
- 32
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
1GE6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJES, 16 nm away.
Wind is 47° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1GE6
- City
- Patterson
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 105 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.3738, -82.1075
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,885 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJES
- TAF
- Nearest KSSI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Daystar Strip Airport (1GE6)
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