Viola Farm Airport (4GE1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K2J9), 4GE1 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Viola Farm Airport in Attapulgus, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2J9): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Viola Farm Airport (4GE1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Attapulgus, GA at a field elevation of 285 ft. 4GE1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2J9, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTLH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2J9, 7.6 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,800 ft, broken clouds at 4,300 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,800 ft.
METAR K2J9 281215Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM BKN038 BKN043 16/10 A3020 RMK AO2
What changed at K2J9 (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 4GE1
Based on the nearest station (K2J9), 4GE1 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 285 ft). 4GE1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTLH, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 26 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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4GE1 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 08/262,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4GE1Wind
- 08
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 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 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,800 ft.
4GE1 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 4GE1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2J9 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 96%
- 26
- 4%
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Live crosswind meter
4GE1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2J9, 7.6 nm away.
Wind is 27° off runway 08, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4GE1
- City
- Attapulgus
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 285 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.7237, -84.5411
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K2J9
- TAF
- Nearest KTLH
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 10h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Viola Farm Airport (4GE1)
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