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River Bend Airport (GE33) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K6A2), GE33 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near River Bend Airport in Locust Grove, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K6A2): conditions and runway crosswinds.

River Bend Airport (GE33) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Locust Grove, GA at a field elevation of 718 ft. GE33 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K6A2, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATL.

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VFR
Observed 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K6A2, 8.3 nm away.

Wind
050° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.29"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K6A2 281215Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM 10/07 A3029 RMK AO2

What changed at K6A2 (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for GE33

Based on the nearest station (K6A2), GE33 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 718 ft). GE33 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATL, about 25 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
35FAV2 kt head2 kt right
171 kt tail3 kt left

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GE33 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 17/35
    1,300 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at GE33
    Wind
    17
    1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    35
    2 kt headwind · 2 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
061212Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

GE33 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 GE33

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

PIREP1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) · 22 NM E of GE33 · 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.
PIREP1131Z (7:31 AM EDT) · 93 NM NE of GE33 · 22,000 ft MSL · B717
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1131/FL220/TP B717/TB NEG CHOP /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 1131Reported at 11:31 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZTLFD-49Remarks.
PIREP1130Z (7:30 AM EDT) · 75 NM NE of GE33 · 12,500 ft MSL · PC12
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AHN UA /OV AHN030020/TM 1130/FL125/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-16
AHN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AHN030020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.
FL125Altitude: 12,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at GE33

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.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 16 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.

35
92%
17
8%

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Live crosswind meter

GE33 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K6A2, 8.3 nm away.

N35173 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of River Bend Airport (GE33)
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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
GE33
City
Locust Grove
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
718 ft
Coordinates
33.3043, -84.1368
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K6A2
TAF
Nearest KATL
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 32m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for River Bend Airport (GE33)

Community-submitted

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

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