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Elbert County Airport Patz Field (K27A) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:15 PM ET, Oct 28, K27A is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Elbert County Airport Patz Field in Elberton, GA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Elbert County Airport Patz Field (K27A) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elberton, GA at a field elevation of 614 ft. K27A reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 5,004 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 120.875.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
080° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.25"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEBA 282015Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3025 RMK AO2 T02400116

What changed at K27A?

Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K27A

K27A is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 614 ft). K27A does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAND, 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
11FAV7 kt head2 kt left
297 kt tail2 kt right

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K27A 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 11/29
    5,004 × 75 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K27A
    Wind
    11
    7 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    29
    7 kt tailwind · 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
0102020Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K27A 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 K27A

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

PIREP1928Z (3:28 PM EDT) · 91 NM NW of K27A · 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.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 75 NM NE of K27A · 31,000 ft MSL · C25M
trace rime icing
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SPA UA /OV SPA360005/TM 1927/FL310/TP C25M/IC TRACE RIME
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPA360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 84 NM NE of K27A · 31,000 ft MSL · C25M
trace rime 310 icing
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SPA UA /OV SPA354017/TM 1927/FL310/TP C25M/TA M21/IC TRACE RIME 310/RM ZTLFD-42
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPA354017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
TA M21Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE RIME 310Icing: trace rime 310.
RM ZTLFD-42Remarks.
PIREP1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) · 54 NM S of K27A · 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) · 61 NM SE of K27A · 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) · 61 NM SE of K27A · 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) · 34 NM E of K27A · 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) · 43 NM SE of K27A · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K27A

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K27A reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 4

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.

11
63%
29
37%

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Live K27A Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K27A's own weather station.

N11297 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 19° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,004 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Elbert County Airport Patz Field (K27A) with runway 11/29 marked
N ↑

Runway 11/29 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
Mon-Sat 0800-1800 local; Sun 1300-1800 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KEBA
FAA LID
EBA
City
Elberton
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
614 ft
Coordinates
34.0954, -82.8176
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,004 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KAND
AWOS/ASOS
120.875 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 18m

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Pilot PIREPs for Elbert County Airport Patz Field (K27A)

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 Elbert County Airport Patz Field, 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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