Richards Airport (GA44) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLGC), GA44 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Richards Airport in Lagrange, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLGC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Richards Airport (GA44) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lagrange, GA at a field elevation of 650 ft. GA44 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLGC, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCSG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLGC, 5.2 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLGC 281935Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3024 RMK AO2
What changed at KLGC (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for GA44
Based on the nearest station (KLGC), GA44 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 650 ft). GA44 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCSG, about 34 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 1,700 ft | TURF-DIRT | 1 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 18 | 1,700 ft | TURF-DIRT | 1 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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GA44 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/361,700 × 50 ft · TURF-DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at GA44Wind
- 18
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt headwind · 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
GA44 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 GA44
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1500/FL300/TP A321/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1457/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1457Reported at 14:57 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at GA44
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLGC reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 70%
- 18
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
GA44 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLGC, 5.2 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DALGT local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- GA44
- City
- Lagrange
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.0811, -85.0186
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLGC
- TAF
- Nearest KCSG
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Richards Airport (GA44)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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