Broken Ranch Airport (GA76) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K6A2), GA76 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Broken Ranch Airport in Forsyth, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K6A2): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Broken Ranch Airport (GA76) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Forsyth, GA at a field elevation of 620 ft. GA76 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K6A2, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,550 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K6A2, 19.4 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K6A2 282115Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A3024 RMK AO2
What changed at K6A2 (nearest station)?
Since the 2055Z (4:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2055Z (4:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for GA76
Based on the nearest station (K6A2), GA76 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 620 ft). GA76 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 1,550 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 27 | 1,550 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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GA76 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 09/271,550 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at GA76Wind
- 09
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 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 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
GA76 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 GA76
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
AGS UA /OV 1724/TM 1724/FL30/TP C172/WX FV99SM
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 1724Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1724Reported at 17:24 UTC.FL30Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at GA76
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.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 70%
- 27
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
GA76 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K6A2, 19 nm away.
Wind is 48° off runway 09, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- GA76
- City
- Forsyth
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.1549, -83.8988
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,550 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K6A2
- TAF
- Nearest KMCN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Broken Ranch Airport (GA76)
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