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Cauley's Airstrip (3GA8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVDI), 3GA8 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Cauley's Airstrip in Soperton, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVDI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cauley's Airstrip (3GA8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Soperton, GA at a field elevation of 251 ft. 3GA8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVDI, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KWRB.

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VFR
Observed 2335Z (7:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVDI, 15.7 nm away.

Wind
050° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
68°F / 20°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KVDI 282335Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A3019 RMK AO2

What changed at KVDI (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3GA8

Based on the nearest station (KVDI), 3GA8 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 251 ft). 3GA8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWRB, about 52 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
09FAV3 kt head2 kt left
273 kt tail2 kt right

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3GA8 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 09/27
    1,500 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3GA8
    Wind
    09
    3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    27
    3 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
0122300Z11Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3GA8 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 3GA8

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

PIREP2145Z (5:45 PM EDT) · 55 NM E of 3GA8 · 15,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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SAV UA /OV SAV330035/TM 2145/FL150/TP BCS3/TB NEG
SAV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAV330035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2145Reported at 21:45 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2115Z (5:15 PM EDT) · 81 NM NE of 3GA8 · 9,000 ft MSL · P46T
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AGS UA /OV AGS100020/TM 2115/FL090/TP P46T/SK SKC/RM VMC
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGS100020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2115Reported at 21:15 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP P46TAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMCRemarks.
PIREP2000Z (4:00 PM EDT) · 98 NM SE of 3GA8 · 35,000 ft MSL · B737
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SAV UA /OV SSI/TM 2000/FL350/TP B737/TB NEG
SAV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2000Reported at 20:00 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1939Z (3:39 PM EDT) · 98 NM SE of 3GA8 · 35,000 ft MSL · A320
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SAV UA /OV SSI/TM 1939/FL350/TP A320/TB NEG
SAV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1939Reported at 19:39 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) · 55 NM N of 3GA8 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3GA8

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, the lowest ceiling was 4,900 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,900 ft
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.

09
82%
27
18%

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Live crosswind meter

3GA8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVDI, 16 nm away.

N09274 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 37° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Cauley's Airstrip (3GA8)
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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
3GA8
City
Soperton
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
251 ft
Coordinates
32.3294, -82.6350
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KVDI
TAF
Nearest KWRB
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 47m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cauley's Airstrip (3GA8)

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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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