Brown Field (9GA0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOPN), 9GA0 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Brown Field in Zebulon, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOPN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Brown Field (9GA0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Zebulon, GA at a field elevation of 864 ft. 9GA0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOPN, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOPN, 7.3 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg.
METAR KOPN 290335Z AUTO 05004KT CLR 16/11 A3027 RMK AO2 PWINO
What changed at KOPN (nearest station)?
Since the 0315Z (11:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0315Z (11:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 9GA0
Based on the nearest station (KOPN), 9GA0 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 864 ft). 9GA0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATL, about 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,300 ft | TURF-DIRT | 3 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 27 | 2,300 ft | TURF-DIRT | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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9GA0 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 09/272,300 × 90 ft · TURF-DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9GA0Wind
- 09
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 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→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
9GA0 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 9GA0
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LSF UA /OV EUF/TM 0212/FL360/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD
LSF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EUFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0212Reported at 02:12 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CH…Turbulence: continuous light chop occasional moderate chop.RM ZTLFDRemarks.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV KHQU270015/TM 0100/FL100/TP CRJ9/RM SMOOTH AND CLEAR
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KHQU270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0100Reported at 01:00 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.RM SMOOTH AND CLEARRemarks.Show raw report
TLH UA /OV TLH010090/TM 0041/FL390/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TLH010090Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0041Reported at 00:41 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.Show raw report
ATL UA /OV LGC160020/TM 0029/FL220/TP B739/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 09
ATL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LGC160020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0029Reported at 00:29 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB LGTTurbulence: light.RM ZTLFD 09Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 9GA0
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOPN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,900 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 59%
- 27
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
9GA0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOPN, 7.3 nm away.
Wind is 38° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 9GA0
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 9GA0.
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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
- 9GA0
- City
- Zebulon
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 864 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.0571, -84.3424
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOPN
- TAF
- Nearest KATL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 19h 1m
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Pilot PIREPs for Brown Field (9GA0)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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