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Brook Bridge Aerodrome (8GA9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHMP), 8GA9 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Brook Bridge Aerodrome in Vaughn, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHMP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Brook Bridge Aerodrome (8GA9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Vaughn, GA at a field elevation of 820 ft. 8GA9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHMP, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,970 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATL.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHMP, 7.9 nm away.

Wind
040° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.28"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHMP 281815Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3028 RMK AO2 T02210072

What changed at KHMP (nearest station)?

Since the 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 8GA9

Based on the nearest station (KHMP), 8GA9 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (02). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 820 ft). 8GA9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATL, about 22 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
02FAV4 kt head3 kt right
205 kt tail2 kt left

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8GA9 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 02/20
    2,970 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8GA9
    Wind
    02
    4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    20
    5 kt tailwind · 2 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
061318Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

8GA9 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 8GA9

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

PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 94 NM NW of 8GA9 · during climb · A321
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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.
PIREP1457Z (10:57 AM EDT) · 94 NM NW of 8GA9 · during climb · B737
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 86 NM W of 8GA9 · during climb · B737
continuous light chop 260 turbulence
Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD180030/TM 1255/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 260/RM DURC ZTLFD-03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GAD180030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 260Turbulence: continuous light chop 260.
RM DURC ZTLFD-03Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8GA9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHMP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

02
82%
20
18%

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Live crosswind meter

8GA9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHMP, 7.9 nm away.

N02205 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,970 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Brook Bridge Aerodrome (8GA9)
N ↑

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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
8GA9
City
Vaughn
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
820 ft
Coordinates
33.2768, -84.4108
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,970 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHMP
TAF
Nearest KATL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
4h 12m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Brook Bridge Aerodrome (8GA9)

Community-submitted

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

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