KAHN/AHN METAR & TAF Athens Ben Epps Airport

Athens, GeorgiaElevation 808 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR51 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

040@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-116 ft

-924 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0951Z (5:51 AM local) · 51 min old

KAHN is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

40° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

10°C / 7°C

50°F / 45°F. 3°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.44 inHg

1030.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP307

sea-level pressure 1030.7 hPa

T01000072

precise temperature 10.0°C, dew point 7.2°C

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 0526Z (1:26 AM local) · valid to 0600Z (2:00 AM local)

KAHN forecast starts VFR at 06Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR

0600Z2:00 AM1048Z6:48 AM1536Z11:36 AM2024Z4:24 PM0112Z9:12 PM0600Z2:00 AM

Codes in this report: P6SM SKC

Tap any group to decode it.

FAA: no delays reported at AHN.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 40° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests today sunny, high near 71F, low near 45F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Today	Sunny	71/45	NE 13 kt	22 kt	0%
Monday	Sunny	72/41	NE 9 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	76/45	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	73/49	NE 9 kt	–	1%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	75/49	NE 9 kt	–	1%
Friday	Sunny	78/52	NE 9 kt	–	2%
Saturday	Partly Sunny	78/54	E 9 kt	–	14%

Source: National Weather Service (office FFC). Forecast issued 1042Z.

Radar

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

OUR HEADSET PICK · NOT SPONSORED

David Clark DC ONE-X

Not sponsored, just the headset we'd buy ourselves: the DC ONE-X, with hybrid noise canceling, Bluetooth, and 30+ hour battery. And David Clark's A+ customer service is the real reason we recommend them.

Visit David Clark

RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

READING THE BARB · SWIPE FOR MORE →

Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

040° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 026 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

2 kt R

BEST

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 6,122 ft

02/20

Dimensions

3,995 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0221°T

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 20201°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

09/27

Dimensions

6,122 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0988°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27268°T

ILSLOC/GS

Approach lightsMALSF

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-116 ft

Pressure altitude

288 ft

Field elevation

808 ft MSL

Temperature

10°C (50°F)

Dewpoint

7°C (45°F)

Altimeter

30.44 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2249Z 6:49 PM

Sunrise

1146Z 7:46 AM

Loggable night

2314Z (7:14 PM local) → 1120Z (7:20 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2249Z (6:49 PM local) → 1146Z (7:46 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2349Z (7:49 PM local) → 1046Z (6:46 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

Athens Ben Epps Airport is in Athens, Georgia. Field elevation 808 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

ManagerMIKE MATTHEWS

Manager phone706-613-3416

AttendedDaily, 0600–2100

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKAHN / AHN

SectionalATLANTA

Center (ARTCC)ATLANTA

Flight service (AFSS)MACON

RegionGeorgia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.9488, -83.3256

Distance from city3 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A-1

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

Traffic pattern alt992 ft MSL

CTAF126.300

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

127.5

ATLANTA APP/DEP

A/D

132.875

ASOS

127.5

ATLANTA CNTR

CLD

126.3

CTAF

121.8

GND

109.6

MACON RDO

RDO

126.3

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KAHN traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-23, 41 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

35.7

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 51%Jet 24%Unknown 14%Turboprop 6%Helicopter 3%Twin 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~72 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~18 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~14 landings/mo

›S22T (Piston single) · ~12 landings/mo

›AA5 (Unknown) · ~11 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›DV20 (Unknown)

›C182 (Piston single)

›AA5 (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KWDR Barrow County Airport

17 NM W

VFR

KGVL Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport

32 NM NW

VFR

KLZU Gwinnett County Briscoe Field

32 NM W

VFR

KTOC Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field

39 NM N

VFR

KAND Anderson Regional Airport

45 NM NE

VFR

KMLJ Baldwin County Regional Airport

48 NM S

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ACTVT MALSF RWY 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 20 - CTAF. WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. RWY 2 & 20 LGTS NOT AVBL WHEN ATCT IS CLSD.

›FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131, WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

›CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HRS PPR CALL AMGR 706-613-3420.

›RWY 02/20 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.

›PCR VALUE: 111/F/B/Y/T

›PCR VALUE: 511/F/B/X/T

›INDEX B ARFF EQPT IS AVBL.

›NOISE SENSITIVE AREA S OF ARPT; CTC FBO FOR INFORMATION.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KAHN on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KAHN have a METAR?

Yes. KAHN has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KAHN have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KAHN; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KAHN?

KAHN sits at 808 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KAHN?

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.