McLendon Airport (GA48) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBIJ), GA48 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 7 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near McLendon Airport in Edison, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBIJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
McLendon Airport (GA48) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Edison, GA at a field elevation of 360 ft. GA48 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBIJ, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBIJ, 12.5 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 7 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBIJ 281915Z AUTO 06007G14KT 10SM CLR 25/03 A3018 RMK AO2
What changed at KBIJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
Current pilot readout for GA48
Based on the nearest station (KBIJ), GA48 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 7 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 360 ft). GA48 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KABY, about 31 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 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 6 kt right (g12) |
| 18 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 6 kt left (g12) |
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GA48 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 18/362,000 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at GA48Wind
- 18
- 3 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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“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 5→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
GA48 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 GA48
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CXU UA /OV PZD179031 /TM 1759 /FL350 /TP A21N /SK SKC /TA M47 /WV 27038KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
CXU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PZD179031Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M47Outside air temperature, °C.WV 27038KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at GA48
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBIJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 83%
- 18
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
GA48 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBIJ, 13 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- GA48
- City
- Edison
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 360 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.5861, -84.7906
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBIJ
- TAF
- Nearest KABY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 25m
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Pilot PIREPs for McLendon Airport (GA48)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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