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Cedar Ridge Airport (GA62) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K6A2), GA62 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Cedar Ridge Airport in Griffin, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K6A2): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cedar Ridge Airport (GA62) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Griffin, GA at a field elevation of 820 ft. GA62 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K6A2, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (18L/36R, 18R/36L), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATL.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K6A2, 6.5 nm away.

Wind
050° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.25"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K6A2 281915Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A3025 RMK AO2

What changed at K6A2 (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.

Current pilot readout for GA62

Based on the nearest station (K6A2), GA62 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36L, 36R). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 820 ft). GA62 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATL, about 23 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
36LFAV3 kt head4 kt right
36R3 kt head4 kt right
18L3 kt tail4 kt left
18R3 kt tail4 kt left

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GA62 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 18L/36R
    3,000 × 40 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at GA62
    Wind
    18L
    3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    36R
    3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18R/36L
    3,000 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at GA62
    Wind
    18R
    3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    36L
    3 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

GA62 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 GA62

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

PIREP1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) · 94 NM E of GA62 · 7,000 ft MSL · BE58
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 95 NM NW of GA62 · during climb · A321
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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.
PIREP1457Z (10:57 AM EDT) · 95 NM NW of GA62 · during climb · B737
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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 GA62

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K6A2 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
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.

36L/36R
91%
18L/18R
9%

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Live crosswind meter

GA62 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K6A2, 6.5 nm away.

N36R18L5 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 52° off runway 36R, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Cedar Ridge Airport (GA62)
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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
GA62
City
Griffin
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
820 ft
Coordinates
33.2551, -84.4002
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K6A2
TAF
Nearest KATL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 18m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Cedar Ridge Airport (GA62)

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

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