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Windy Hill Airport (GA83) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCVC), GA83 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Windy Hill Airport in Covington, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCVC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Windy Hill Airport (GA83) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Covington, GA at a field elevation of 740 ft. GA83 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCVC, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATL.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (3:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCVC, 5.6 nm away.

Wind
070° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCVC 281935Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A3024 RMK AO2

What changed at KCVC (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 040° to 070°.
  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for GA83

Based on the nearest station (KCVC), GA83 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 740 ft). GA83 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATL, about 32 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
14FAV3 kt head7 kt left
323 kt tail7 kt right

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GA83 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 14/32
    2,000 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at GA83
    Wind
    14
    3 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    32
    3 kt tailwind · 7 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
091719Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

GA83 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 GA83

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

PIREP1928Z (3:28 PM EDT) · 88 NM N of GA83 · 25,000 ft MSL · E145
light rime 26,000–25,000 ft icing
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CHA UA /OV GQO090040/TM 1928/FL250/TP E145/TA M6/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 260-250/RM ZTLFD-39
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GQO090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1928Reported at 19:28 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
TA M6Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 260-250Icing: light rime 26,000–25,000 ft.
RM ZTLFD-39Remarks.
PIREP1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) · 67 NM E of GA83 · 7,000 ft MSL · BE58
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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.
PIREP1724Z (1:24 PM EDT) · 93 NM E of GA83 · 3,000 ft MSL · C172
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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.
PIREP1640Z (12:40 PM EDT) · 97 NM E of GA83 · 1,000 ft MSL · C172
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AGS UA /OV 7 NE AGS/TM 1640/FL10/TP C172/SK SKC/RM LITTLE BUMPY
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 NE AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1640Reported at 16:40 UTC.
FL10Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM LITTLE BUMPYRemarks.
PIREP1637Z (12:37 PM EDT) · 93 NM NE of GA83 · 27,000 ft MSL · BE20
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GRD UA /OV GRD/TM 1637/FL270/TP BE20/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 32
GRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 32Remarks.
PIREP1517Z (11:17 AM EDT) · 79 NM E of GA83 · 3,500 ft MSL · C25B
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AGS UA /OV 18 NW AGS/TM 1517/FL035/TP C25B/SK SKC/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 NW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1513Z (11:13 AM EDT) · 73 NM N of GA83 · 23,000 ft MSL · A321
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1513/FL230/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 49
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 49Remarks.
PIREP1511Z (11:11 AM EDT) · 73 NM N of GA83 · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
light chop turbulence
Show raw report
TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1511/FL300/TP B737/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 50
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1511Reported at 15:11 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD 50Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at GA83

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCVC reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 19 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.

14
63%
32
37%

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Live crosswind meter

GA83 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCVC, 5.6 nm away.

N14328 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 68° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Windy Hill Airport (GA83)
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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
GA83
City
Covington
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
740 ft
Coordinates
33.5468, -83.8055
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCVC
TAF
Nearest KATL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Windy Hill Airport (GA83)

Community-submitted

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

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