Sunset Strip (7GE5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCTJ), 7GE5 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sunset Strip in Centralhatchee, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCTJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sunset Strip (7GE5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Centralhatchee, GA at a field elevation of 740 ft. 7GE5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCTJ, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCTJ, 16.4 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCTJ 281935Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A3029 RMK AO2 T02250087
What changed at KCTJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 7GE5
Based on the nearest station (KCTJ), 7GE5 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 740 ft). 7GE5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATL, about 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 22 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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7GE5 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 04/222,000 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7GE5Wind
- 04
- 6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 22
- 6 kt tailwind · 1 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 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
7GE5 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 7GE5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CHA UA /OV GQO180005/TM 1725/FL240/TP B712/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 240/RM ZME 60
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GQO180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1725Reported at 17:25 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP B712Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOP 240Turbulence: light to moderate chop 240.RM ZME 60Remarks.Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1500/FL300/TP A321/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1457/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1457Reported at 14:57 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 7GE5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCTJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 87%
- 22
- 13%
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Live crosswind meter
7GE5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCTJ, 16 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 7GE5
- City
- Centralhatchee
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 740 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.3592, -85.1175
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCTJ
- TAF
- Nearest KATL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sunset Strip (7GE5)
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