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Pratermill Flight Park Airport (GA72) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

Aviation weather near Pratermill Flight Park Airport in Dalton, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDNN): conditions, runway crosswinds, and free Telegram airport alerts.

Pratermill Flight Park Airport (GA72) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dalton, GA at 780 ft. GA72 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDNN, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. Its 2 runways (17, 35), longest 1,500 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. The nearest TAF is issued for KCHA. Track it in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get alerts read from KDNN, the station this page is based on.

VFR
Observed 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDNN, 9.6 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.01"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 71°F / 22°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KDNN 130855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A3001 RMK AO2 T02150215

What changed at KDNN (nearest station)?

Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0835Z report, conditions are holding steady.

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Current pilot readout for GA72

Based on the nearest station (KDNN), GA72 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 780 ft). GA72 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHA, about 18 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at GA72. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17--
35--

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061209Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 00 kt, ceiling 1,800 ftunlimited.

GA72 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Live weather radar around Pratermill Flight Park Airport in Dalton, GA: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around GA72 is headed.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of GA72

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

PIREP0407Z (12:07 AM EDT) · 78 NM S of GA72 · 34,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
continuous light turbulence
Show raw report
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 0407/FL340/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT/IC NEG ZTL-22
ATL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ATLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0407Reported at 04:07 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
IC NEG ZTL-22Icing: none reported ztl-22.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at GA72

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDNN reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 900 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 74%MVFR 20%IFR 4%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFRVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 7%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFRVFR

Active Runway - past 30 days
17/35
100%

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
GA72
City
Dalton
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
780 ft
Coordinates
34.8817, -84.8897
Runways
2
Longest runway
1,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDNN
TAF
Nearest KCHA
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
14h 50m

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GA72 weather: frequently asked

What runways are available at GA72?+

GA72 has 2 runways: 17, 35; the longest is 1,500 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Where does the weather shown for GA72 come from?+

Pratermill Flight Park Airport does not have its own weather station. Conditions shown here come from the nearest reporting station, KDNN, about 10 nm away, close enough for situational awareness, but local conditions at GA72 can differ.

Does GA72 have a TAF?+

No. GA72 does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHA, about 18 nm away.

Does GA72 broadcast D-ATIS?+

No. GA72 does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for GA72 from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR (via the nearest reporting station) instead.

Pilot PIREPs for Pratermill Flight Park Airport (GA72)

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Pratermill Flight Park Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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