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Lowell Field (9GA5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KACJ), 9GA5 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 8 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lowell Field in Americus, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KACJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lowell Field (9GA5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Americus, GA at a field elevation of 475 ft. 9GA5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KACJ, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABY.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KACJ, 6 nm away.

Wind
060° 8 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.21"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 23°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 8 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 28,000 ft, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KACJ 281715Z AUTO 06008KT 9SM FEW280 23/05 A3021 RMK AO2 T02310049 $

What changed at KACJ (nearest station)?

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

  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for 9GA5

Based on the nearest station (KACJ), 9GA5 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 8 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 475 ft). 9GA5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KABY, about 32 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
09FAV7 kt head4 kt left
277 kt tail4 kt right

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9GA5 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 09/27
    1,600 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 9GA5
    Wind
    09
    7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    27
    7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    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
0102017Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

9GA5 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 9GA5

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

PIREP1330Z (9:30 AM EDT) · 93 NM S of 9GA5 · 600 ft MSL · SR22
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RDU UA /OV CAPPS/TM 1330/FL006/TP SR22/SK BASES 006
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CAPPSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1303Z (9:03 AM EDT) · 100 NM S of 9GA5 · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
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TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1303/FL360/TP A319/TB NEG
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1303Reported at 13:03 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) · 83 NM N of 9GA5 · 23,000 ft MSL · BE9L
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ATL UA /OV ATL120040/TM 1153/FL230/TP BE9L/SK BASE 230/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-16
ATL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ATL120040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1153Reported at 11:53 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 9GA5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KACJ reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/17 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

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.

09
81%
27
19%

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Live crosswind meter

9GA5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KACJ, 6 nm away.

N09278 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 28° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Lowell Field (9GA5)
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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
9GA5
City
Americus
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
475 ft
Coordinates
32.0582, -84.2902
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KACJ
TAF
Nearest KABY
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 20m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Lowell Field (9GA5)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Lowell Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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