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Patterson Island Airport (GA21) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBQK), GA21 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Patterson Island Airport in Darien, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBQK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Patterson Island Airport (GA21) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Darien, GA at a field elevation of 10 ft. GA21 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBQK, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSSI.

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VFR
Observed 0035Z (8:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBQK, 13.8 nm away.

Wind
030° 6 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 19°C
dew 65°F / 18°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBQK 290035Z AUTO 03006KT 7SM CLR 19/18 A3017 RMK AO2 T01930183

What changed at KBQK (nearest station)?

Since the 0015Z (8:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.

Current pilot readout for GA21

Based on the nearest station (KBQK), GA21 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 10 ft). GA21 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSSI, about 19 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
11FAV1 kt head6 kt left
291 kt tail6 kt right

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GA21 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 11/29
    2,000 × 200 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at GA21
    Wind
    11
    1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    29
    1 kt tailwind · 6 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
0122301Z12Z00Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

GA21 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 GA21

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

PIREP0046Z (8:46 PM EDT) · 68 NM S of GA21 · 2,000 ft MSL · C172
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JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 0046/FL20/TP C172/SK OVC015
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0046Reported at 00:46 UTC.
FL20Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0005Z (8:05 PM EDT) · 63 NM W of GA21 · 20,000 ft MSL · B737
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AYS UA /OV AYS360020/TM 0005/FL200/TP B737/TB NEG
AYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AYS360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0005Reported at 00:05 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2304Z (7:04 PM EDT) · 51 NM S of GA21 · during climb · E55P
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JAX UA /OV FHB/TM 2304/FLDURC/TP E55P/SK CLR
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FHBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2304Reported at 23:04 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2214Z (6:14 PM EDT) · 68 NM S of GA21 · 35,000 ft MSL · B772
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CRG UA /OV CRG/TM 2214/FL350/TP B772/TB NEG
CRG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2214Reported at 22:14 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B772Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2206Z (6:06 PM EDT) · 68 NM S of GA21 · during descent · PC12
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JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 2206/FLDURD/TP PC12/SK BKN008 BKN018
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2206Reported at 22:06 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN008 BKN018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2145Z (5:45 PM EDT) · 71 NM N of GA21 · 15,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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SAV UA /OV SAV330035/TM 2145/FL150/TP BCS3/TB NEG
SAV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAV330035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2145Reported at 21:45 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2140Z (5:40 PM EDT) · 68 NM S of GA21 · during descent · C172
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JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 2140/FLDURD/TP C172/SK BASES 015
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2140Reported at 21:40 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2101Z (5:01 PM EDT) · 68 NM S of GA21 · 41,000 ft MSL · B738
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CRG UA /OV CRG/TM 2101/FL410/TP B738/TB NEG
CRG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2101Reported at 21:01 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at GA21

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBQK reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,700 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 87%MVFR 13%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/19 kt
Max gust: 28 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 14

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.

11
67%
29
33%

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Live crosswind meter

GA21 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBQK, 14 nm away.

N11296 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt

Wind is 76° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Patterson Island Airport (GA21)
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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
GA21
City
Darien
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
10 ft
Coordinates
31.4613, -81.3387
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBQK
TAF
Nearest KSSI
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
21h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Patterson Island Airport (GA21)

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

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