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Emanuel County Airport (KSBO) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 1:15 PM ET, Oct 28, KSBO is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Emanuel County Airport (KSBO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Swainsboro, GA at a field elevation of 327 ft. KSBO reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 6,021 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 133.375.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
060° 9 kt
gusting 14 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.26"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSBO 281715Z AUTO 06009G14KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3026 RMK AO2

What changed at KSBO?

Since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.

Current pilot readout for KSBO

KSBO is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 327 ft). KSBO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAGS, about 50 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14FAV3 kt head8 kt left (g13)
323 kt tail8 kt right (g13)

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KSBO 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 14/32
    6,021 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KSBO
    Wind
    14
    3 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    32
    3 kt tailwind · 8 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091817Z05Z17Z

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

KSBO 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 KSBO

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KSBO reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 92%MVFR 4%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 11

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.

14
69%
32
31%

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Live KSBO Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KSBO's own weather station.

N14329 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt
Headwind in gusts
5 kt
Crosswind in gusts
13 kt

Wind is 69° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 6,021 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Emanuel County Airport (KSBO) with runway 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 14/32 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 · Jet A+
Attended
Mon-Sat 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Air freight · Charter · Flight instruction · Annual surveying
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KSBO
FAA LID
SBO
City
Swainsboro
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
327 ft
Coordinates
32.6091, -82.3699
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
6,021 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KAGS
AWOS/ASOS
133.375 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Emanuel County Airport (KSBO)

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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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