B Tree Farms Airport (97GA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJCA), 97GA is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near B Tree Farms Airport in Gillsville, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJCA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
B Tree Farms Airport (97GA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gillsville, GA at a field elevation of 1,000 ft. 97GA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJCA, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAHN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJCA, 7.9 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (71°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KJCA 281835Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3029 RMK AO2 T02140090
What changed at KJCA (nearest station)?
Since the 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 97GA
Based on the nearest station (KJCA), 97GA is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 1,000 ft). 97GA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAHN, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,300 ft | TURF | 9 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 28 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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97GA 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 10/282,300 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 97GAWind
- 10
- 9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 9 kt tailwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 7→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
97GA 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 97GA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJCA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 75%
- 28
- 25%
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Live crosswind meter
97GA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJCA, 7.9 nm away.
Wind is 13° off runway 10, 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 97GA
- City
- Gillsville
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,000 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.2682, -83.6721
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJCA
- TAF
- Nearest KAHN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for B Tree Farms Airport (97GA)
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