Little Tobesofkee Creek Ranch Airport (GA86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOPN), GA86 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Little Tobesofkee Creek Ranch Airport in Barnesville, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOPN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Little Tobesofkee Creek Ranch Airport (GA86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Barnesville, GA at a field elevation of 755 ft. GA86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOPN, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOPN, 8.6 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, scattered clouds at 4,900 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg.
METAR KOPN 290235Z AUTO 05004KT SCT049 15/09 A3026 RMK AO2 PWINO
What changed at KOPN (nearest station)?
Since the 0215Z (10:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0215Z (10:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for GA86
Based on the nearest station (KOPN), GA86 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 755 ft). GA86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCN, about 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 17 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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GA86 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 17/353,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at GA86Wind
- 17
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt headwind · 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.
GA86 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 GA86
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LSF UA /OV EUF/TM 0212/FL360/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD
LSF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EUFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0212Reported at 02:12 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CH…Turbulence: continuous light chop occasional moderate chop.RM ZTLFDRemarks.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV KHQU270015/TM 0100/FL100/TP CRJ9/RM SMOOTH AND CLEAR
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KHQU270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0100Reported at 01:00 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.RM SMOOTH AND CLEARRemarks.Show raw report
TLH UA /OV TLH010090/TM 0041/FL390/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TLH010090Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0041Reported at 00:41 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.Show raw report
ATL UA /OV LGC160020/TM 0029/FL220/TP B739/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 09
ATL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LGC160020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0029Reported at 00:29 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB LGTTurbulence: light.RM ZTLFD 09Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at GA86
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOPN reported varied conditions across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 62%
- 17
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
GA86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOPN, 8.6 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near GA86
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near GA86.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- GA86
- City
- Barnesville
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 755 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.9839, -84.0956
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOPN
- TAF
- Nearest KMCN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 20h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Little Tobesofkee Creek Ranch Airport (GA86)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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