West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field (KCTJ) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:15 PM ET, Oct 27, KCTJ is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field in Carrollton, GA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field (KCTJ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Carrollton, GA at a field elevation of 1,165 ft. KCTJ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 5,503 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCTJ 272015Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3027 RMK AO2 T02340056
What changed at KCTJ?
Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.
Current pilot readout for KCTJ
KCTJ is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 1,165 ft). KCTJ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFTY, about 33 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 5,503 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 35 | 5,503 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KCTJ 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/355,503 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCTJWind
- 17
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KCTJ weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 KCTJ
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AHN UA /OV AHN/TM 1903/FL210/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-16
AHN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AHNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1903Reported at 19:03 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.Show raw report
AHN UA /OV AHN/TM 1728/FL200/TP CRJ9/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZTLFD-16
AHN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AHNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1728Reported at 17:28 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.Show raw report
RHP UA /OV HRS/TM 1518/FL110/TP E55P/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZTLFD-49
RHP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HRSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1518Reported at 15:18 UTC.FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP E55PAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.RM ZTLFD-49Remarks.Show raw report
AHN UA /OV AHN/TM 1517/FL170/TP GLF6/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZTLFD-16
AHN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AHNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.Show raw report
CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1512/FL012/TP SF50/SK OVC012/WX 1SM
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CHA 1NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 1SMWeather and flight visibility observed.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KCTJ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KCTJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 65%
- 17
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KCTJ's own weather station.
Wind is 34° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,503 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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 · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KCTJ
- FAA LID
- CTJ
- City
- Carrollton
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,165 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.6310, -85.1520
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,503 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFTY
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.175 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 30m
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KCTJ airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field (KCTJ)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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