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Franklin County Airport (K18A) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 7:55 AM ET, Oct 28, K18A is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Franklin County Airport in Canon, GA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Franklin County Airport (K18A) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Canon, GA at a field elevation of 890 ft. K18A reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 5,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
050° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.32"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K18A 281155Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3032 RMK AO2 T01210087 10126 20099

What changed at K18A?

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 K18A

K18A is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 08. Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 890 ft). K18A does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAND, about 23 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
08FAV4 kt head1 kt left
264 kt tail1 kt right

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K18A 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 08/26
    5,000 × 75 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K18A
    Wind
    08
    4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    26
    4 kt tailwind · 1 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→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K18A 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 K18A

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

PIREP1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) · 66 NM SW of K18A · 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.
PIREP1132Z (7:32 AM EDT) · 63 NM NE of K18A · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
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SPA UA /OV SPA270012/TM 1132/FL300/TP B737/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-50
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPA270012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZTLFD-50Remarks.
PIREP1131Z (7:31 AM EDT) · 23 NM N of K18A · 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) · 6 NM S of K18A · 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.
PIREP1129Z (7:29 AM EDT) · 73 NM NE of K18A · 30,000 ft MSL · B739
occasional light chop turbulence
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SPA UA /OV SPA/TM 1129/FL300/TP B739/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /IC NEG/RM ZTLFD-32
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1129Reported at 11:29 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-32Remarks.
PIREP1128Z (7:28 AM EDT) · 79 NM SE of K18A · during climb · C560
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AGS UA /OV AGS360004/TM 1128/FL050/TP C560/SK SKC/WX VV99SM/RM SMOOTH DURC
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGS360004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1128Reported at 11:28 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX VV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.
PIREP1054Z (6:54 AM EDT) · 61 NM SE of K18A · 30,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional light chop 300 turbulence
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DNL UA /OV IRQ/TM 1054/FL300/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300/RM ZTLFD-20
DNL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IRQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1054Reported at 10:54 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300Turbulence: occasional light chop 300.
RM ZTLFD-20Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K18A

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K18A reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

08
79%
26
21%

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Live K18A Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K18A's own weather station.

N08264 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 22° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Franklin County Airport (K18A) with runway 08/26 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26 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 · Jet A · Jet A+
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K18A
FAA LID
18A
City
Canon
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
890 ft
Coordinates
34.3401, -83.1335
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KAND
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Franklin County Airport (K18A)

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

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