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Mount Cove STOLport (7GA5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K9A5), 7GA5 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Mount Cove STOLport in Kensington, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K9A5): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Mount Cove STOLport (7GA5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kensington, GA at a field elevation of 1,000 ft. 7GA5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K9A5, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCHA.

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VFR
Observed 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K9A5, 8.4 nm away.

Wind
040° 2 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.31"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 2 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K9A5 281155Z AUTO 04002KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3031 RMK AO2 10086 20076 70000

What changed at K9A5 (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 7GA5

Based on the nearest station (K9A5), 7GA5 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 1,000 ft). 7GA5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHA, about 27 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
06FAV2 kt head1 kt left
242 kt tail1 kt right

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7GA5 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 06/24
    1,300 × 35 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7GA5
    Wind
    06
    2 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    24
    2 kt tailwind · 1 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
061212Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 1→1 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

7GA5 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 7GA5

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

PIREP1110Z (6:10 AM CDT) · 92 NM NW of 7GA5 · 13,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous moderate chop 13,000–21,000 ft turbulence
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BNA UA /OV BNA180020/TM 1110/FL130/TP B738/TB CONS MOD CHOP 130-210/RM ZME60
BNA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BNA180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1110Reported at 11:10 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MOD CHOP 130-210Turbulence: continuous moderate chop 13,000–21,000 ft.
RM ZME60Remarks.
PIREP1040Z (5:40 AM CDT) · 72 NM NE of 7GA5 · 24,000 ft MSL · A21N
light turbulence
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CSV UA /OV HCH120010/TM 1040/FL240/TP A21N/TB LGT /RM ZTLFD-37
CSV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCH120010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1040Reported at 10:40 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.
PIREP1038Z (5:38 AM CDT) · 78 NM N of 7GA5 · 25,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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CSV UA /OV HCH355006/TM 1038/FL250/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-37
CSV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCH355006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1038Reported at 10:38 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.
PIREP0957Z (4:57 AM CDT) · 98 NM N of 7GA5 · 20,000 ft MSL · C525
continuous light occasional moderate 14,000–20,000 ft turbulence
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BNA UA /OV BNA090025/TM 0957/FL200/TP C525/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 140-200/RM ZME60
BNA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BNA090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0957Reported at 09:57 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 140-200Turbulence: continuous light occasional moderate 14,000–20,000 ft.
RM ZME60Remarks.
PIREP0859Z (3:59 AM CDT) · 70 NM NW of 7GA5 · 31,000 ft MSL · A321
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 0859/FL310/TP A321/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZME62
BNA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BNA135040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0859Reported at 08:59 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM ZME62Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7GA5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K9A5 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

06
90%
24
10%

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Live crosswind meter

7GA5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K9A5, 8.4 nm away.

N06242 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 1,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Mount Cove STOLport (7GA5)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7GA5
City
Kensington
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,000 ft
Coordinates
34.6323, -85.4472
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K9A5
TAF
Nearest KCHA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 34m

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Pilot PIREPs for Mount Cove STOLport (7GA5)

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