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Broad River Air Park (3GE3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K18A), 3GE3 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Broad River Air Park in Lavonia, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K18A): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Broad River Air Park (3GE3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lavonia, GA at a field elevation of 690 ft. 3GE3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K18A, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAND.

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VFR
Observed 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K18A, 4.9 nm away.

Wind
040° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.34"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.34 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K18A 281255Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3034 RMK AO2 T01290092

What changed at K18A (nearest station)?

Since the 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3GE3

Based on the nearest station (K18A), 3GE3 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 07. Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 690 ft). 3GE3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAND, about 24 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
07FAV3 kt head2 kt left
254 kt tail2 kt right

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3GE3 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 07/25
    3,000 × 40 ft · CONC
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3GE3
    Wind
    07
    3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    25
    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
061213Z01Z13Z

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

3GE3 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 3GE3

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

PIREP1250Z (8:50 AM EDT) · 77 NM SE of 3GE3 · 3,000 ft MSL · BE20
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AGS UA /OV DNL010005/TM 1250/FL030/TP BE20/SK SKC/TA M12/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DNL010005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1224Z (8:24 AM EDT) · 18 NM N of 3GE3 · 27,000 ft MSL · LJ35
occasional light chop turbulence
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1224/FL270/TP LJ35/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-50
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ35Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZTLFD-50Remarks.
PIREP1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) · 69 NM SW of 3GE3 · 23,000 ft MSL · BE9L
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ATL UA /OV ATL120040/TM 1153/FL230/TP BE9L/SK BASE 230/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-16
ATL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ATL120040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1153Reported at 11:53 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.
PIREP1132Z (7:32 AM EDT) · 62 NM NE of 3GE3 · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
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SPA UA /OV SPA270012/TM 1132/FL300/TP B737/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-50
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPA270012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZTLFD-50Remarks.
PIREP1131Z (7:31 AM EDT) · 18 NM N of 3GE3 · 22,000 ft MSL · B717
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1131/FL220/TP B717/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-49
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1131Reported at 11:31 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZTLFD-49Remarks.
PIREP1130Z (7:30 AM EDT) · 11 NM S of 3GE3 · 12,500 ft MSL · PC12
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AHN UA /OV AHN030020/TM 1130/FL125/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-16
AHN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AHN030020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.
FL125Altitude: 12,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.
PIREP1129Z (7:29 AM EDT) · 72 NM NE of 3GE3 · 30,000 ft MSL · B739
occasional light chop turbulence
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SPA UA /OV SPA/TM 1129/FL300/TP B739/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /IC NEG/RM ZTLFD-32
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1129Reported at 11:29 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-32Remarks.
PIREP1128Z (7:28 AM EDT) · 84 NM SE of 3GE3 · during climb · C560
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AGS UA /OV AGS360004/TM 1128/FL050/TP C560/SK SKC/WX VV99SM/RM SMOOTH DURC
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGS360004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1128Reported at 11:28 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX VV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3GE3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K18A reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

07
79%
25
21%

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Live crosswind meter

3GE3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K18A, 4.9 nm away.

N07254 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Concrete · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Broad River Air Park (3GE3)
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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
3GE3
City
Lavonia
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
690 ft
Coordinates
34.4124, -83.1806
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K18A
TAF
Nearest KAND
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for Broad River Air Park (3GE3)

Community-submitted

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

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