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Prater Ranch Airport (3GE8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:55 AM ET, Sep 28, based on the nearest station (KIIY), 3GE8 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Prater Ranch Airport in Lincolnton, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIIY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Prater Ranch Airport (3GE8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lincolnton, GA at a field elevation of 460 ft. 3GE8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIIY, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDNL.

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VFR
Observed 1355Z (9:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIIY, 17.2 nm away.

Wind
030° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.00"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 19°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIIY 281355Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A3000 RMK AO2 T01920115

Current pilot readout for 3GE8

Based on the nearest station (KIIY), 3GE8 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 460 ft). 3GE8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDNL, about 32 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
32FAV1 kt head4 kt right
141 kt tail4 kt left

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3GE8 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 14/32
    3,200 × 140 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3GE8
    Wind
    14
    1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    32
    1 kt headwind · 4 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.

3GE8 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 3GE8

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

PIREP1311Z (9:11 AM EDT) · 40 NM SE of 3GE8 · 7,000 ft MSL · RV10
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AGS UA /OV 17 NE AGS/TM 1311/FL70/TP RV10/SK SKC/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 17 NE AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1311Reported at 13:11 UTC.
FL70Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP RV10Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 43 NM W of 3GE8 · 15,000 ft MSL · BE9T
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AHN UA /OV AHN/TM 1304/FL150/TP BE9T/SK SKC/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-16
AHN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AHNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9TAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.
PIREP1303Z (9:03 AM EDT) · 65 NM NW of 3GE8 · 12,000 ft MSL · C25B
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1303/FL120/TP C25B/TB NEG/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 1303Reported at 13:03 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-49Remarks.
PIREP1301Z (9:01 AM EDT) · 94 NM N of 3GE8 · 33,000 ft MSL · A321
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AVL UA /OV SUG/TM 1301/FL330/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-50
AVL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SUGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-50Remarks.
PIREP1217Z (8:17 AM EDT) · 24 NM SE of 3GE8 · altitude unknown · 50
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AGS UA /OV 15 NW AGS/TM 1217/FLP46T/TP 50/SK SKC/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15 NW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1217Reported at 12:17 UTC.
FLP46TAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP 50Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1207Z (8:07 AM EDT) · 55 NM NW of 3GE8 · 21,000 ft MSL · A321
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AHN UA /OV AHN340020/TM 1207/FL210/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-16
AHN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AHN340020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.
PIREP1206Z (8:06 AM EDT) · 65 NM NW of 3GE8 · 23,000 ft MSL · E75S
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1206/FL230/TP E75S/TB NEG/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 1206Reported at 12:06 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-49Remarks.
PIREP1205Z (8:05 AM EDT) · 94 NM N of 3GE8 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM8
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AVL UA /OV SUG/TM 1205/FL260/TP TBM8/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-50
AVL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SUGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-50Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3GE8

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Live crosswind meter

3GE8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIIY, 17 nm away.

N32144 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 74° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Prater Ranch Airport (3GE8)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3GE8
City
Lincolnton
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
460 ft
Coordinates
33.8436, -82.4788
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KIIY
TAF
Nearest KDNL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for Prater Ranch Airport (3GE8)

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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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