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Dresden Airport (GA79) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for GA79 right now.

Aviation weather near Dresden Airport in Newnan, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCCO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Dresden Airport (GA79) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Newnan, GA at a field elevation of 800 ft. GA79 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCCO, about 7 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 KATL.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCCO, 7.4 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KCCO (nearest station)?

Since the 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for GA79

A current METAR is not available for GA79 right now. The nearest reporting station is KCCO. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

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

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
18--
36--

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GA79 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    2,000 × 30 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at GA79
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    no steady wind
    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
0102018Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

GA79 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 GA79

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

PIREP1725Z (1:25 PM EDT) · 93 NM N of GA79 · 24,000 ft MSL · B712
light to moderate chop 240 turbulence
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CHA UA /OV GQO180005/TM 1725/FL240/TP B712/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 240/RM ZME 60
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GQO180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1725Reported at 17:25 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B712Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 240Turbulence: light to moderate chop 240.
RM ZME 60Remarks.
PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 70 NM NW of GA79 · during climb · A321
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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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) · 70 NM NW of GA79 · during climb · B737
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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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.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 60 NM W of GA79 · during climb · B737
continuous light chop 260 turbulence
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GAD UA /OV GAD180030/TM 1255/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 260/RM DURC ZTLFD-03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GAD180030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 260Turbulence: continuous light chop 260.
RM DURC ZTLFD-03Remarks.
PIREP1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) · 60 NM E of GA79 · 23,000 ft MSL · BE9L
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ATL UA /OV ATL120040/TM 1153/FL230/TP BE9L/SK BASE 230/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-16
ATL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ATL120040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1153Reported at 11:53 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.
PIREP1141Z (7:41 AM EDT) · 98 NM SW of GA79 · 21,000 ft MSL · C68A
continuous light chop turbulence
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MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1141/FL210/TP C68A/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.
PIREP1140Z (7:40 AM EDT) · 98 NM SW of GA79 · 23,000 ft MSL · E170
light turbulence
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MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1140/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at GA79

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCCO reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/14 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 17 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.

36
72%
18
28%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Dresden Airport (GA79)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
GA79
City
Newnan
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
800 ft
Coordinates
33.3448, -84.9113
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCCO
TAF
Nearest KATL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 14m

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Pilot PIREPs for Dresden Airport (GA79)

Community-submitted

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 Dresden Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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