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Briggs Field (GA43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSAV), GA43 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Briggs Field in Guyton, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSAV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Briggs Field (GA43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Guyton, GA at a field elevation of 78 ft. GA43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSAV, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAV.

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VFR
Observed 2253Z (6:53 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSAV, 16.4 nm away.

Wind
070° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,000 ft, scattered clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSAV 282253Z 07006KT 10SM FEW040 SCT200 22/17 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T02220167

What changed at KSAV (nearest station)?

Since the 2153Z (5:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2153Z (5:53 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for GA43

Based on the nearest station (KSAV), GA43 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 (08). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 78 ft). GA43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAV, about 16 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
08FAV6 kt head1 kt left
266 kt tail1 kt right

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GA43 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 08/26
    2,300 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at GA43
    Wind
    08
    6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    26
    6 kt tailwind · 1 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
0102023Z11Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

GA43 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 GA43

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

PIREP2145Z (5:45 PM EDT) · 20 NM NW of GA43 · 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.
PIREP2115Z (5:15 PM EDT) · 61 NM N of GA43 · 9,000 ft MSL · P46T
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AGS UA /OV AGS100020/TM 2115/FL090/TP P46T/SK SKC/RM VMC
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGS100020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2115Reported at 21:15 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP P46TAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMCRemarks.
PIREP2000Z (4:00 PM EDT) · 76 NM S of GA43 · 35,000 ft MSL · B737
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SAV UA /OV SSI/TM 2000/FL350/TP B737/TB NEG
SAV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2000Reported at 20:00 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1954Z (3:54 PM EDT) · 80 NM NE of GA43 · 3,000 ft MSL · B738
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CHS UA /OV CHS360005/TM 1954/FL030/TP B738/SK SCT 030-055
CHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHS360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1954Reported at 19:54 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT 030-055Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1939Z (3:39 PM EDT) · 76 NM S of GA43 · 35,000 ft MSL · A320
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SAV UA /OV SSI/TM 1939/FL350/TP A320/TB NEG
SAV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1939Reported at 19:39 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) · 78 NM NW of GA43 · 7,000 ft MSL · BE58
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AGS UA /OV 65J280007/TM 1855/FL070/TP BE58/SK SKC/WX 10SM/RM SMOOTH RIDE
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 65J280007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM SMOOTH RIDERemarks.
PIREP1822Z (2:22 PM EDT) · 87 NM E of GA43 · 3,500 ft MSL · BCS3
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CHS UA /OV CHS140020/TM 1822/FL035/TP BCS3/SK BASES 035
CHS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHS140020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1822Reported at 18:22 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at GA43

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

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

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/16 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

08
82%
26
18%

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Live crosswind meter

GA43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSAV, 16 nm away.

N08266 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Briggs Field (GA43)
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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
GA43
City
Guyton
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
78 ft
Coordinates
32.3214, -81.4267
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSAV
TAF
Nearest KSAV
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Briggs Field (GA43)

Community-submitted

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

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