Sylvester Airport (KSYV) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KABY), KSYV is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sylvester Airport in Sylvester, GA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KABY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sylvester Airport (KSYV) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sylvester, GA at a field elevation of 403 ft. KSYV has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KABY, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 4,525 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KABY, 15.5 nm away.
Wind from the east (080°) at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KABY 281853Z 08011G17KT 10SM CLR 26/09 A3019
What changed at KABY (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.22 → 30.19 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KSYV
Based on the nearest station (KABY), KSYV is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (01). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 403 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01FAV | 4,525 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 10 kt right (g16) |
| 19 | 4,525 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 10 kt left (g16) |
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KSYV 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 01/194,525 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSYVWind
- 01
- 4 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 4 kt tailwind · 10 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KSYV 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KSYV
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KABY reported mostly VFR across 13 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 81%
- 19
- 19%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)
TAF KABY 281720Z 2818/2918 06008G17KT P6SM SKC FM290100 04006KT P6SM SKC FM290900 04007KT P6SM BKN015 BKN050
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Live crosswind meter
KSYV has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KABY, 16 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- M-F 0800-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KSYV
- IATA
- SYV
- FAA LID
- SYV
- City
- Sylvester
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 403 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.5585, -83.8957
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,525 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KABY
- TAF
- Nearest KABY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sylvester Airport (KSYV)
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