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Butler Municipal Airport (K6A1) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, K6A1 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Butler Municipal Airport (K6A1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Butler, GA at a field elevation of 667 ft. K6A1 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (01/19, 06/24), the longest 5,002 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (3:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
060° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 39°F / 4°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K6A1 281935Z AUTO 06009KT 040V120 10SM CLR 24/04 A3022 RMK AO2 T02380037

What changed at K6A1?

Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 110° to 060°.

Current pilot readout for K6A1

K6A1 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 667 ft). K6A1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCN, about 31 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
06FAV9 kt head0 kt
015 kt head8 kt right
194 kt tail8 kt left
249 kt tail0 kt

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K6A1 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 01/19
    5,002 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K6A1
    Wind
    01
    5 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    19
    4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 06/24
    2,405 × 180 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K6A1
    Wind
    06
    9 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    24
    9 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
0102119Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K6A1 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 K6A1

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

PIREP1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) · 96 NM NE of K6A1 · 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.
PIREP1759Z (1:59 PM EDT) · 86 NM S of K6A1 · 35,000 ft MSL · A21N
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CXU UA /OV PZD179031 /TM 1759 /FL350 /TP A21N /SK SKC /TA M47 /WV 27038KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
CXU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PZD179031Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M47Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 27038KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K6A1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K6A1 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 20 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.

06
75%
01
25%
19
0%
24
0%

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Live K6A1 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K6A1's own weather station.

N06249 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 2° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

Turf · 2,405 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Butler Municipal Airport (K6A1) with runway 01/19, 06/24 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19, 06/24 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
Unattended
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Glider service
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K6A1
FAA LID
6A1
City
Butler
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
667 ft
Coordinates
32.5695, -84.2452
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,002 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KMCN
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 9m

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Pilot PIREPs for Butler Municipal Airport (K6A1)

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

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