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Big Creek Flying Ranch Airport (GA18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTOC), GA18 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Big Creek Flying Ranch Airport in Clayton, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTOC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Big Creek Flying Ranch Airport (GA18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clayton, GA at a field elevation of 1,650 ft. GA18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTOC, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAND.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (3:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTOC, 15.4 nm away.

Wind
070° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.31"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTOC 281935Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3031 RMK AO2

What changed at KTOC (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 040° to 070°.

Current pilot readout for GA18

Based on the nearest station (KTOC), GA18 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 2,400 ft (field elevation 1,650 ft). GA18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAND, about 40 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
09FAV6 kt head2 kt left
276 kt tail2 kt right

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GA18 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
    2,800 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at GA18
    Wind
    09
    6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    27
    6 kt tailwind · 2 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
081619Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

GA18 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 GA18

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

PIREP1928Z (3:28 PM EDT) · 46 NM W of GA18 · 25,000 ft MSL · E145
light rime 26,000–25,000 ft icing
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CHA UA /OV GQO090040/TM 1928/FL250/TP E145/TA M6/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 260-250/RM ZTLFD-39
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GQO090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1928Reported at 19:28 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
TA M6Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 260-250Icing: light rime 26,000–25,000 ft.
RM ZTLFD-39Remarks.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 75 NM E of GA18 · 31,000 ft MSL · C25M
trace rime icing
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SPA UA /OV SPA360005/TM 1927/FL310/TP C25M/IC TRACE RIME
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPA360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 76 NM NE of GA18 · 31,000 ft MSL · C25M
trace rime 310 icing
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SPA UA /OV SPA354017/TM 1927/FL310/TP C25M/TA M21/IC TRACE RIME 310/RM ZTLFD-42
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPA354017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
TA M21Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE RIME 310Icing: trace rime 310.
RM ZTLFD-42Remarks.
PIREP1725Z (1:25 PM EDT) · 86 NM W of GA18 · 24,000 ft MSL · B712
light to moderate chop 240 turbulence
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CHA UA /OV GQO180005/TM 1725/FL240/TP B712/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 240/RM ZME 60
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GQO180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1725Reported at 17:25 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B712Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 240Turbulence: light to moderate chop 240.
RM ZME 60Remarks.
PIREP1637Z (12:37 PM EDT) · 71 NM SE of GA18 · 27,000 ft MSL · BE20
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GRD UA /OV GRD/TM 1637/FL270/TP BE20/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 32
GRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 32Remarks.
PIREP1517Z (11:17 AM EDT) · 96 NM SE of GA18 · 3,500 ft MSL · C25B
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AGS UA /OV 18 NW AGS/TM 1517/FL035/TP C25B/SK SKC/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 NW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1513Z (11:13 AM EDT) · 10 NM SE of GA18 · 23,000 ft MSL · A321
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1513/FL230/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 49
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 49Remarks.
PIREP1512Z (11:12 AM EDT) · 97 NM NE of GA18 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV240020/TM 1512/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMV240020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at GA18

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTOC reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft
Lowest vis: 3.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
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
52%
27
48%

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Live crosswind meter

GA18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTOC, 15 nm away.

N09276 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 17° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Big Creek Flying Ranch Airport (GA18)
N ↑

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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
GA18
City
Clayton
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,650 ft
Coordinates
34.8324, -83.4092
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTOC
TAF
Nearest KAND
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Big Creek Flying Ranch Airport (GA18)

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 Big Creek Flying Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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