Telfair Wheeler Airport (KMQW) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, KMQW is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Telfair Wheeler Airport in Mc Rae, GA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Telfair Wheeler Airport (KMQW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mc Rae, GA at a field elevation of 202 ft. KMQW reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 5,001 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,700 ft, scattered clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMQW 281915Z AUTO 04011KT 10SM SCT047 SCT055 27/14 A3018 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for KMQW
KMQW is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 03. Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 202 ft). KMQW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWRB, about 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03FAV | 5,001 ft | ASP | 11 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 21 | 5,001 ft | ASP | 11 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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KMQW 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 03/215,001 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMQWWind
- 03
- 11 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 11 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
KMQW 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 KMQW
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV 1724/TM 1724/FL30/TP C172/WX FV99SM
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 1724Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1724Reported at 17:24 UTC.FL30Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV 7 NE AGS/TM 1640/FL10/TP C172/SK SKC/RM LITTLE BUMPY
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 7 NE AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1640Reported at 16:40 UTC.FL10Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM LITTLE BUMPYRemarks.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV 18 NW AGS/TM 1517/FL035/TP C25B/SK SKC/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 18 NW AGSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM SMOOTHRemarks.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV KAGS170003/TM 1423/FL011/TP C68A/SK SKC/WV 07028/RM REPORTED DURD
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KAGS170003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WV 07028Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM REPORTED DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KMQW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
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Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 83%
- 21
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KMQW's own weather station.
Wind is 17° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 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
- Unatnnd all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KMQW
- IATA
- MQW
- FAA LID
- MQW
- City
- Mc Rae
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 202 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.0958, -82.8800
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KWRB
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 11m
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Pilot PIREPs for Telfair Wheeler Airport (KMQW)
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