Leesburg Spraying Airport (8GA3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KABY), 8GA3 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Leesburg Spraying Airport in Leesburg, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KABY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Leesburg Spraying Airport (8GA3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Leesburg, GA at a field elevation of 260 ft. 8GA3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KABY, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KABY, 15 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KABY 272353Z 35003KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3021
Current pilot readout for 8GA3
Based on the nearest station (KABY), 8GA3 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 260 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 3,100 ft | ASPH-TURF | 3 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 18 | 3,100 ft | ASPH-TURF | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
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8GA3 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 18/363,100 × 75 ft · ASPH-TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8GA3Wind
- 18
- 3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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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 12 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8GA3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8GA3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KABY reported mostly VFR across 13 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 75%
- 18
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (1:20 AM EDT)
TAF KABY 280520Z 2806/2906 03003KT P6SM SCT250 FM281500 05010KT P6SM SCT100 FM282200 04005KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
8GA3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KABY, 15 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 36, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8GA3
- City
- Leesburg
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 260 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.7752, -84.1249
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KABY
- TAF
- Nearest KABY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 41m
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Nearby airports
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Airmasters - Jordan Rd , Leesburg, GA · 5 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Leesburg Spraying Airport (8GA3)
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