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Sawyer Farm Airport (66GA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBIJ), 66GA is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 11 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Sawyer Farm Airport in Blakely, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBIJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sawyer Farm Airport (66GA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blakely, GA at a field elevation of 350 ft. 66GA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBIJ, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDHN.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBIJ, 7.2 nm away.

Wind
080° 11 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 11 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBIJ 281715Z AUTO 08011G15KT 10SM CLR 23/05 A3023 RMK AO2

What changed at KBIJ (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 15 kt.
  • Wind direction moved from 050° to 080°.

Current pilot readout for 66GA

Based on the nearest station (KBIJ), 66GA is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 11 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 350 ft). 66GA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDHN, about 25 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
09FAV11 kt head2 kt left (g3)
2711 kt tail2 kt right (g3)

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66GA 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
    1,700 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 66GA
    Wind
    09
    11 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    27
    11 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
091717Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

66GA 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 66GA

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

PIREP1330Z (9:30 AM EDT) · 79 NM SE of 66GA · 600 ft MSL · SR22
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RDU UA /OV CAPPS/TM 1330/FL006/TP SR22/SK BASES 006
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CAPPSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1303Z (9:03 AM EDT) · 73 NM SE of 66GA · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
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TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1303/FL360/TP A319/TB NEG
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1303Reported at 13:03 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1141Z (7:41 AM EDT) · 81 NM NW of 66GA · 21,000 ft MSL · C68A
continuous light chop turbulence
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MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1141/FL210/TP C68A/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.
PIREP1140Z (7:40 AM EDT) · 81 NM NW of 66GA · 23,000 ft MSL · E170
light turbulence
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MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1140/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 66GA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBIJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/16 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: 7 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
83%
27
17%

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Live crosswind meter

66GA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBIJ, 7.2 nm away.

N092711 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
3 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,700 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sawyer Farm Airport (66GA)
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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
66GA
City
Blakely
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
350 ft
Coordinates
31.4747, -85.0028
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,700 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBIJ
TAF
Nearest KDHN
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 23m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sawyer Farm Airport (66GA)

Community-submitted

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

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