Erlen Airport (3GA6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCTJ), 3GA6 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Erlen Airport in Whitesburg, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCTJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Erlen Airport (3GA6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Whitesburg, GA at a field elevation of 1,044 ft. 3GA6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCTJ, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFTY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCTJ, 13.2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (47°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCTJ 281055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3032 RMK AO2 T00860071
What changed at KCTJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3GA6
Based on the nearest station (KCTJ), 3GA6 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 1,044 ft). 3GA6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFTY, about 23 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 2,300 ft | TURF | - | - |
| S | 2,300 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3GA6 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 3GA6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCTJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N
- 86%
- S
- 14%
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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
- 3GA6
- City
- Whitesburg
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,044 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.5706, -84.8983
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCTJ
- TAF
- Nearest KFTY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Erlen Airport (3GA6)
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