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Stafford Airport (GA20) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFHB), GA20 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 12 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Stafford Airport in Saint Marys, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFHB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Stafford Airport (GA20) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Saint Marys, GA at a field elevation of 28 ft. GA20 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFHB, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSSI.

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VFR
Observed 0955Z (5:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFHB, 12 nm away.

Wind
040° 12 kt
gusting 19 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 12 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFHB 280955Z AUTO 04012G19KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3013 RMK AO2

What changed at KFHB (nearest station)?

Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 19 kt.

Current pilot readout for GA20

Based on the nearest station (KFHB), GA20 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 12 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 28 ft). GA20 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSSI, about 21 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
33FAV4 kt head11 kt right (g18)
154 kt tail11 kt left (g18)

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GA20 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 15/33
    3,600 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at GA20
    Wind
    15
    4 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
    33
    4 kt headwind · 11 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
0153010Z22Z09Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 12→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

GA20 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 GA20

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

PIREP0919Z (5:19 AM EDT) · 89 NM S of GA20 · 2,500 ft MSL · C152
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DAB UA /OV OMN030005/TM 0919/FL025/TP C152/SK CLR/WX 7SM VIS HZ
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMN030005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0919Reported at 09:19 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP C152Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 7SM VIS HZWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP0445Z (12:45 AM EDT) · 52 NM S of GA20 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
Show raw report
SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 0445/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0445Reported at 04:45 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at GA20

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFHB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,800 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 13/18 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 72%MVFR 28%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 12/23 kt
Max gust: 32 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 12

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.

33
64%
15
36%

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Live crosswind meter

GA20 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFHB, 12 nm away.

N331512 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
11 kt
Headwind in gusts
6 kt
Crosswind in gusts
18 kt

Wind is 73° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Stafford Airport (GA20)
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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near GA20

FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near GA20.

Security TFR
MAYPORT, FL
Active 17 NM from GA20
Effective: Sunday, October 25, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026 Local
NOTAM: 6/1949

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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

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
GA20
City
Saint Marys
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
28 ft
Coordinates
30.8111, -81.4628
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFHB
TAF
Nearest KSSI
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
12h 29m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Stafford Airport (GA20)

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 Stafford Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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