Barbour Island Airport (72GA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBQK), 72GA is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Barbour Island Airport in Shellman Bluff, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBQK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Barbour Island Airport (72GA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shellman Bluff, GA at a field elevation of 10 ft. 72GA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBQK, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSVN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBQK, 22.9 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBQK 280955Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3017 RMK AO2 T01490115
What changed at KBQK (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 72GA
Based on the nearest station (KBQK), 72GA is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 10 ft). 72GA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSVN, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 24 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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72GA 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 06/242,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 72GAWind
- 06
- 2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 24
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 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→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
72GA 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 72GA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 0445/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0445Reported at 04:45 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 72GA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBQK reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,700 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.
- 06
- 82%
- 24
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
72GA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBQK, 23 nm away.
Wind is 66° off runway 06, 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
- 72GA
- City
- Shellman Bluff
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.5836, -81.2332
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBQK
- TAF
- Nearest KSVN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Barbour Island Airport (72GA)
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