GA04 Weather Mallards Landing Airport

Locust Grove, GeorgiaElevation 837 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KATL · 21 NM NW · 13 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KATL

WIND

060@8

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 10.2C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 72F, low near 44F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Sunday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Sunny	72/44	NE 9 kt	17 kt	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	74/45	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	73/51	NE 9 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	75/53	NE 9 kt	–	0%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	77/56	NE 4 kt	–	2%
Saturday	Partly Sunny	77/56	E 4 kt	–	36%
Sunday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75	E 4 kt	–	46%	Thunderstorms in the forecast

Source: National Weather Service (office FFC). Forecast issued 0705Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for GA04. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 4,500 ft

07/25

Dimensions

4,500 x 100 ft

Surface

Turf

Edge lights

LOW

RWY 07

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 25

Traffic patternRight

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

837 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2252Z 6:52 PM

Sunrise

1149Z 7:49 AM

Loggable night

2317Z (7:17 PM local) → 1124Z (7:24 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2252Z (6:52 PM local) → 1149Z (7:49 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2352Z (7:52 PM local) → 1049Z (6:49 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Mallards Landing Airport is in Locust Grove, Georgia. Field elevation 837 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeSmall airport

ManagerGENE VISCELLI

Manager phone404-981-2530

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAGA04

SectionalATLANTA

Center (ARTCC)ATLANTA

Flight service (AFSS)MACON

RegionGeorgia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.3646, -84.1682

Distance from city3 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

GA04 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 58 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

3.1

AVG OPS/DAY

6.1

Operations trend (16 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 48%Unknown 35%Twin 7%Other 6%Helicopter 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›WACF (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

›PA24 (Unknown) · ~3 landings/mo

›PA30 (Twin) · ~3 landings/mo

›CH7B (Unknown) · ~3 landings/mo

›RV10 (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›WACF (Piston single)

›RV7 (Unknown)

›RV10 (Unknown)

›PA30 (Twin)

›VO10 (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

GA04 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KATL (21 NM NW, VFR).

KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

21 NM NW

VFR

KFTY Fulton County Airport Brown Field

31 NM NW

VFR

KPDK DeKalb Peachtree Airport

31 NM N

VFR

KMGE Dobbins Air Reserve Base

37 NM NW

VFR

KLZU Gwinnett County Briscoe Field

38 NM N

VFR

KWDR Barrow County Airport

45 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ACTVT THE RWY LIGHTS FOR ALL OPS PR TO ENTERING THE RWY BY KEYING THE MIKE ON THE CTAF - 123.7.

›PREFLIGHTS AND RUNUPS ON ASPHALT PADS PROVIDED.

›PREF CALM WIND RWY 25 FOR TKOF WITH A RP FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. ACTV GLIDER OPS ARE DENOTED BY A YELLOW BANNER AT THE MIDFIELD WINDSOCK. THE FULL LEN OF THE RWY IS NOT VISIBLE FROM RWY ENDS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTING RWY 7 MUST VERIFY THAT THE FULL LEN OF THE RWY IS AVBL WHEN DEPARTING.

›PPR FROM A RESIDENT TO LAND. RESIDENT CAN PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR VISITING PILOTS.

›FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131.

›NO GND TRANSMISSION STN. CTAF - 123.700.

›PROVIDED VFR ONLY & PVT USE. ALSO A COMPATIBLE OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT IS MAINTAINED WITH HOLDER'S FIELD.

›ACTVT LIRL RY 07/25 - 123.7.

›BE AWARE OF PEDESTRIAN AND GOLF CART ACT IN VINCINITY OG THE ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗GA04 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does GA04 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for GA04. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does GA04 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for GA04. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at GA04?

GA04 sits at 837 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for GA04?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.