Windrift Aerodrome (2GA5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOPN), 2GA5 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 030° at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Windrift Aerodrome in Concord, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOPN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Windrift Aerodrome (2GA5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Concord, GA at a field elevation of 780 ft. 2GA5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOPN, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOPN, 10 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg.
METAR KOPN 280955Z AUTO 03003KT 08/07 A3028 RMK AO2 PWINO
What changed at KOPN (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 2GA5
Based on the nearest station (KOPN), 2GA5 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 030° at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 780 ft). 2GA5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATL, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 3,200 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 17 | 3,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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2GA5 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 17/353,200 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 2GA5Wind
- 17
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt headwind · 1 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→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
2GA5 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 2GA5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOPN reported varied conditions across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 63%
- 17
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
2GA5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOPN, 10 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 35, 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
- 24 hours
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2GA5
- City
- Concord
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 780 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.0418, -84.4321
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOPN
- TAF
- Nearest KATL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 39m
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Pilot PIREPs for Windrift Aerodrome (2GA5)
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