Kenley Field (GA61) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFFC), GA61 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Kenley Field in Brooks, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFFC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kenley Field (GA61) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brooks, GA at a field elevation of 780 ft. GA61 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFFC, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NE, SW), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFFC, 6.5 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFFC 281853Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T02220067
What changed at KFFC (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.28 → 30.26 inHg.
Current pilot readout for GA61
Based on the nearest station (KFFC), GA61 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 780 ft). GA61 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATL, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEFAV | 2,400 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 6 kt right |
| SW | 2,400 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 6 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
GA61 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of GA61
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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 GA61
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFFC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NE/SW
- 100%
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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
- GA61
- City
- Brooks
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 780 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.2692, -84.4976
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFFC
- TAF
- Nearest KATL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 21m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
6 airportsRC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Fayette Flyers - Brent Woods Rd. , Brooks, GA · 3 mi
- Flying Griffins - Ward Rd , Williamson, GA · 7 mi
- Georgia Jets Flying Club Inc - Lillie Patrick Rd , Gay, GA · 11 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Kenley Field (GA61)
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