Early County Airport (KBIJ) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts

Live aviation weather for Early County Airport in Blakely, GA, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.

Early County Airport (KBIJ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blakely, GA at 214 ft. KBIJ reports its own METAR — decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 2 runways (05, 23) — longest 5,494 ft — are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.475. Track KBIJ in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture — flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.

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Current pilot readout for KBIJ

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KBIJ. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

Current wind is calm — calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

Runway	Length	Surface	Head / Tail	Crosswind
05	5,494 ft	ASP	—	—
23	5,494 ft	ASP	—	—

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KBIJ weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast — drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Live weather radar around Early County Airport in Blakely, GA: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KBIJ is headed.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KBIJ

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

PIREP0100Z (8:00 PM CDT) · 28 NM NE of KBIJ · 37,000 ft MSL · B38M

continuous light turbulence

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TLH UA /OV TLH003072/TM 0100/FL370/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT

TLH UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV TLH003072Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0100Reported at 01:00 UTC.

FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.

TP B38MAircraft type reporting.

TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.

PIREP0059Z (7:59 PM CDT) · 56 NM SW of KBIJ · 38,000 ft MSL · B737

continuous light clear-air turbulence

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CEW UA /OV CEW090050/TM 0059/FL380/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CAT

CEW UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV CEW090050Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0059Reported at 00:59 UTC.

FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.

TP B737Aircraft type reporting.

TB CONS LGT CATTurbulence: continuous light clear-air turbulence.

PIREP0037Z (7:37 PM CDT) · 66 NM SE of KBIJ · 36,000 ft MSL · B738

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TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 0037/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG

TLH UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV TLHLocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0037Reported at 00:37 UTC.

FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.

TP B738Aircraft type reporting.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

PIREP0019Z (7:19 PM CDT) · 92 NM W of KBIJ · 16,000 ft MSL · D328

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MGM UA /OV MGM210030/TM 0019/FL160/TP D328/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-19

MGM UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV MGM210030Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0019Reported at 00:19 UTC.

FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.

TP D328Aircraft type reporting.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

RM ZTLFD-19Remarks.

PIREP0017Z (7:17 PM CDT) · 64 NM NW of KBIJ · 34,000 ft MSL · B738

light chop turbulence

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MGM UA /OV MGM090030/TM 0017/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-09

MGM UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV MGM090030Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0017Reported at 00:17 UTC.

FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.

TP B738Aircraft type reporting.

TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.

RM ZTLFD-09Remarks.

PIREP0010Z (7:10 PM CDT) · 77 NM W of KBIJ · 31,000 ft MSL · E75L

continuous light chop turbulence

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MGM UA /OV MGM180030/TM 0010/FL310/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-09

MGM UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV MGM180030Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0010Reported at 00:10 UTC.

FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.

TP E75LAircraft type reporting.

TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.

RM ZTLFD-09Remarks.

PIREP2354Z (6:54 PM CDT) · 54 NM N of KBIJ · 39,000 ft MSL · B38M

continuous light chop turbulence

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LSF UA /OV EUF360020/TM 2354/FL390/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-08

LSF UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV EUF360020Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2354Reported at 23:54 UTC.

FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.

TP B38MAircraft type reporting.

TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.

RM ZTLFD-08Remarks.

PIREP2320Z (6:20 PM CDT) · 51 NM SE of KBIJ · 35,000 ft MSL · B738

oocnl light chop turbulence

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TLH UA /OV TLH340015/TM 2320/FL350/TP B738/TB OOCNL LGT CHOP

TLH UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV TLH340015Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2320Reported at 23:20 UTC.

FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.

TP B738Aircraft type reporting.

TB OOCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: oocnl light chop.

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Recent aviation weather trends at KBIJ

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

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Last 7 days

VFR 95%MVFR 2%LIFR 2%

Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt

Max gust: 22 kt

Lowest ceiling: 200 ft

Lowest vis: 0.25 sm

Prevailing wind: W

Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Active Runway - past 30 days

23: 69%
05: 31%

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type: General aviation airport
ICAO: KBIJ
FAA LID: BIJ
City: Blakely
State: Georgia
Country: United States
Elevation: 214 ft
Coordinates: 31.3975, -84.8948
Runways: 2
Longest runway: 5,494 ft
Weather reporting: Reports METAR
TAF: Nearest KDHN
AWOS/ASOS: 118.475 MHz
CTAF: 122.9 MHz
Time zone: America/Chicago
Next sunset: 22h 31m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

8 airports

66GASawyer Farm AirportBlakely, GA7 nm NW 79GACoates AirportFort Gaines, GA8 nm NW 4GA8Andrews AirportArlington, GA9 nm E GA22Jordans AirportArlington, GA10 nm E GA48McLendon AirportEdison, GA13 nm NE US-8960Flying Hog Farm AirportColumbia, AL16 nm SW

+2 more within 25 NM

25–50 NM

8 airports

KBGEDecatur County Industrial Air ParkBainbridge, GA29 nm SEVFR METAR KDHNDothan Regional AirportDothan, AL29 nm WVFR METAR · TAF KEUFWeedon FieldEufaula, AL35 nm NVFR METAR KCXUCamilla Mitchell County AirportCamilla, GA36 nm EVFR METAR KABYSouthwest Georgia Regional AirportAlbany, GA37 nm EVFR METAR · TAF KMAIMarianna Municipal AirportMarianna, FL37 nm SWVFR METAR

+2 more within 50 NM

50–100 NM

8 airports

KEDNEnterprise Municipal AirportEnterprise, AL52 nm WVFR METAR KACJJimmy Carter Regional AirportAmericus, GA56 nm NEMVFR METAR KLSFLawson Army Air FieldFort Benning, GA56 nm NVFR METAR · TAF KTVIThomasville Regional AirportThomasville, GA60 nm SEVFR METAR KTOITroy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell FieldTroy, AL64 nm NWVFR METAR KTLHTallahassee International AirportTallahassee, FL66 nm SEVFR METAR · TAF

+2 more within 100 NM

RC flying fields nearby

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Wiregrass RC - Liberty Landing — Newville, AL · 23 mi
3D Farm - Three Notch Rd. — Iron City, GA · 29 mi

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Historical Flying Weather

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KBIJ reported VFR conditions during about 80.9% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 273 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 2.5 kt, calm 53.8% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#503 of 1,400

Regional rank

#71

State rank

#14

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

80.9%

MVFR

11.7%

IFR

5.0%

LIFR

3.6%

Est. VFR days/yr

273

Most VFR month

June

Fewest VFR month

December

Median ceiling

2,600 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

53.8%

Median wind

0 kt

Gusty hours

5.3%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.0%

Fog/mist days/yr

146

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

2,119 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KBIJ monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	75.9	13.0	6.5	4.6
Feb	72.9	13.5	7.7	5.8
Mar	77.9	12.7	5.9	3.4
Apr	82.1	10.8	4.3	2.8
May	84.3	10.3	3.4	2.0
Jun	86.5	8.9	2.6	2.0
Jul	84.5	9.5	2.7	3.3
Aug	80.5	11.2	3.9	4.4
Sep	80.4	12.3	4.4	2.9
Oct	82.3	11.1	4.6	2.0
Nov	80.0	11.3	5.5	3.2
Dec	68.1	15.4	9.2	7.3

Average wind by month

KBIJ average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	3.1 kt
Feb	3.2 kt
Mar	3.2 kt
Apr	2.9 kt
May	2.6 kt
Jun	2.2 kt
Jul	1.9 kt
Aug	1.8 kt
Sep	2.1 kt
Oct	2.3 kt
Nov	2.5 kt
Dec	2.6 kt

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KBIJ weather — frequently asked

What runways are available at KBIJ?+

KBIJ has 2 runways — 05, 23; the longest is 5,494 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Does KBIJ report its own weather?+

Yes — Early County Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.

Does KBIJ have a TAF?+

No — KBIJ does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDHN, about 29 nm away.

Does KBIJ broadcast D-ATIS?+

No — KBIJ does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KBIJ from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.

Pilot PIREPs for Early County Airport (KBIJ)

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

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