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Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport (K53A) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KACJ), K53A is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport in Montezuma, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KACJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport (K53A) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Montezuma, GA at a field elevation of 345 ft. K53A has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KACJ, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 5,003 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 0235Z (10:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KACJ, 14.7 nm away.

Wind
020° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
5,500 ft
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
60°F / 16°C
dew 47°F / 9°C

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 5,500 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KACJ 290235Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM OVC055 15/09 A3018 RMK AO2 T01550085 $

What changed at KACJ (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 K53A

Based on the nearest station (KACJ), K53A is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 345 ft). K53A does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWRB, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
36FAV4 kt head1 kt right
184 kt tail1 kt left

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K53A 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 18/36
    5,003 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K53A
    Wind
    18
    4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    36
    4 kt headwind · 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
0102002Z14Z02Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 5,500 ft.

K53A 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 K53A

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

PIREP0234Z (10:34 PM EDT) · 92 NM S of K53A · 35,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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TLH UA /OV TLH355025/TM 0234/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TLH355025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0234Reported at 02:34 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP0234Z (10:34 PM EDT) · 89 NM SE of K53A · 38,000 ft MSL · B38M
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AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 0234/FL380/TP B38M/TB NEG
AMG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AMGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0234Reported at 02:34 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0212Z (10:12 PM EDT) · 61 NM W of K53A · 36,000 ft MSL · BCS3
continuous light chop occasional moderate chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP0100Z (9:00 PM EDT) · 94 NM NE of K53A · 10,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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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.
PIREP0041Z (8:41 PM EDT) · 27 NM S of K53A · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP0029Z (8:29 PM EDT) · 60 NM NW of K53A · 22,000 ft MSL · B739
light turbulence
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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.
PIREP0005Z (8:05 PM EDT) · 85 NM SE of K53A · 20,000 ft MSL · B737
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AYS UA /OV AYS360020/TM 0005/FL200/TP B737/TB NEG
AYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AYS360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0005Reported at 00:05 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K53A

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KACJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/17 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: 6 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.

36
85%
18
15%

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Live crosswind meter

K53A has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KACJ, 15 nm away.

N36184 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 19° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 5,003 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport (K53A) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

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

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
53A
City
Montezuma
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
345 ft
Coordinates
32.3020, -84.0075
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,003 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KACJ
TAF
Nearest KWRB
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
19h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport (K53A)

Community-submitted

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

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