Peterson Field (7A9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KACJ), 7A9 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 9 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Peterson Field in Plains, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KACJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Peterson Field (7A9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Plains, GA at a field elevation of 526 ft. 7A9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KACJ, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,255 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLSF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KACJ, 9.4 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 9 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, a few clouds at 26,000 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KACJ 281915Z AUTO 03009KT 8SM FEW260 24/05 A3016 RMK AO2 T02440054 $
What changed at KACJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 7A9
Based on the nearest station (KACJ), 7A9 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 9 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 526 ft). 7A9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLSF, about 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 3,255 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 18 | 3,255 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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7A9 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 18/363,255 × 230 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7A9Wind
- 18
- 8 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 8 kt headwind · 4 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→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
7A9 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 7A9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CXU UA /OV PZD179031 /TM 1759 /FL350 /TP A21N /SK SKC /TA M47 /WV 27038KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
CXU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PZD179031Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M47Outside air temperature, °C.WV 27038KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 7A9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KACJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 85%
- 18
- 15%
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Live crosswind meter
7A9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KACJ, 9.4 nm away.
Wind is 29° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0900-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4GA5
- City
- Plains
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 526 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.0887, -84.3725
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,255 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KACJ
- TAF
- Nearest KLSF
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Peterson Field (7A9)
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