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Aiken Field (85GA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:55 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGVL), 85GA is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 10 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Aiken Field in Talmo, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGVL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Aiken Field (85GA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Talmo, GA at a field elevation of 1,020 ft. 85GA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGVL, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAHN.

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VFR
Observed 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGVL, 7.8 nm away.

Wind
060° 10 kt
gusting 19 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.30"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 10 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 24,000 ft, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGVL 281755Z AUTO 06010G19KT 030V100 10SM FEW240 21/08 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP257 6//// T02060078 10211 20100 58016 FZRANO $

What changed at KGVL (nearest station)?

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

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.32 → 30.30 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 85GA

Based on the nearest station (KGVL), 85GA is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 10 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 1,020 ft). 85GA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAHN, about 24 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
04FAV9 kt head4 kt right (g7)
229 kt tail4 kt left (g7)

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85GA 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 04/22
    1,000 × 125 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 85GA
    Wind
    04
    9 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    22
    9 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    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
0112218Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

85GA 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 85GA

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

PIREP1725Z (1:25 PM EDT) · 82 NM NW of 85GA · 24,000 ft MSL · B712
light to moderate chop 240 turbulence
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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.
PIREP1724Z (1:24 PM EDT) · 100 NM SE of 85GA · 3,000 ft MSL · C172
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AGS UA /OV 1724/TM 1724/FL30/TP C172/WX FV99SM
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1724Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1724Reported at 17:24 UTC.
FL30Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1637Z (12:37 PM EDT) · 78 NM E of 85GA · 27,000 ft MSL · BE20
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GRD UA /OV GRD/TM 1637/FL270/TP BE20/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 32
GRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 32Remarks.
PIREP1517Z (11:17 AM EDT) · 83 NM SE of 85GA · 3,500 ft MSL · C25B
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AGS UA /OV 18 NW AGS/TM 1517/FL035/TP C25B/SK SKC/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 NW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1513Z (11:13 AM EDT) · 38 NM NE of 85GA · 23,000 ft MSL · A321
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1513/FL230/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 49
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 49Remarks.
PIREP1511Z (11:11 AM EDT) · 38 NM NE of 85GA · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
light chop turbulence
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1511/FL300/TP B737/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 50
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1511Reported at 15:11 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD 50Remarks.
PIREP1335Z (9:35 AM EDT) · 98 NM SE of 85GA · during descent · E55P
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AGS UA /OV 20 SW AGS/TM 1335/FL90/TP E55P/SK SKC/RM DURD AGS
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20 SW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1335Reported at 13:35 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD AGSRemarks.
PIREP1305Z (9:05 AM EDT) · 79 NM NE of 85GA · 1,500 ft MSL · C560
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GMU UA /OV 2NM S/TM 1305/FL15/TP C560/SK CLR/WX 10SM/RM 20-25KT CROSSWIND TO TOUCHDOWN
GMU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 2NM SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FL15Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM 20-25KT CROSSWIND TO TOUC…Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 85GA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGVL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 24,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 24,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 4

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.

04
76%
22
24%

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Live crosswind meter

85GA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGVL, 7.8 nm away.

N042210 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
17 kt
Crosswind in gusts
7 kt

Wind is 23° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Aiken Field (85GA)
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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
85GA
City
Talmo
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,020 ft
Coordinates
34.1723, -83.7310
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGVL
TAF
Nearest KAHN
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 54m

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Pilot PIREPs for Aiken Field (85GA)

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

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