Jekyll Island Airport (K09J) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for K09J right now.
Aviation weather near Jekyll Island Airport in Jekyll Island, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSSI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Jekyll Island Airport (K09J) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jekyll Island, GA at a field elevation of 11 ft. K09J has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSSI, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,715 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSSI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSSI, 5 nm away.
What changed at KSSI (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K09J
A current METAR is not available for K09J right now. The nearest reporting station is KSSI. 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 3,715 ft | ASPH-G | - | - |
| 36 | 3,715 ft | ASPH-G | - | - |
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K09J 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 18/363,715 × 75 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K09JWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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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 11→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K09J weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 K09J
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 0445/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0445Reported at 04:45 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K09J
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSSI reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,900 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 75%
- 18
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0921Z (5:21 AM EDT)
TAF KSSI 280921Z 2809/2906 01009KT P6SM SCT040 FM281330 02013G20KT P6SM FEW025 BKN040 FM281700 03018G28KT P6SM SCT015 SCT025 OVC035 FM290200 03012G20KT P6SM SCT012 BKN020 OVC030
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Live crosswind meter
K09J has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSSI, 5 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Daily 0900-1600 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 09J
- City
- Jekyll Island
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 11 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.0745, -81.4278
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,715 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSSI
- TAF
- Nearest KSSI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 29m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Coastal Planes R.C. Club - Hwy 17 , Darien, GA · 24 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Jekyll Island Airport (K09J)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Jekyll Island Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.
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⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.
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