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Barwick Lafayette Airport (K9A5) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, K9A5 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Barwick Lafayette Airport (K9A5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lafayette, GA at a field elevation of 776 ft. K9A5 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 4,999 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.775.

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VFR
Observed 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
360° 1 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.28"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the north (360°) at 1 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K9A5 280855Z AUTO 36001KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3028 RMK AO2

What changed at K9A5?

Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K9A5

K9A5 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 02. Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 776 ft). K9A5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHA, about 21 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
02FAV1 kt head0 kt
201 kt tail0 kt

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K9A5 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 02/20
    4,999 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K9A5
    Wind
    02
    1 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    20
    1 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
061209Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 1→1 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K9A5 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at K9A5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K9A5 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
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.

02
92%
20
8%

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Live K9A5 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K9A5's own weather station.

N02201 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 21° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 4,999 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Barwick Lafayette Airport (K9A5) with runway 02/20 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20 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-Fri 0900-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K9A5
FAA LID
9A5
City
Lafayette
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
776 ft
Coordinates
34.6886, -85.2904
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,999 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KCHA
AWOS/ASOS
119.775 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
13h 41m

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Pilot PIREPs for Barwick Lafayette Airport (K9A5)

Community-submitted

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

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