KBGE/BGE METAR Decatur County Industrial Air Park

Bainbridge, GeorgiaElevation 141 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

UNKNOWN14 min old

No ceiling.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

UNKNOWN

ceiling & visibility

WIND

030@7

steady

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

32 ft

-109 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0415Z (12:15 AM local) · 14 min old

KBGE is currently UNKNOWN. Winds are from the northeast at 7 knots. Visibility was not reported. There is no ceiling.

WIND

30° at 7 kt

Steady.

CEILING & SKY

SCT050

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

17°C / 11°C

63°F / 52°F. 6°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.30 inHg

1026.1 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO SCT 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)

PWINO

present-weather sensor not operating

T01700114

precise temperature 17.0°C, dew point 11.4°C

FAA: no delays reported at BGE.

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›Flight category could not be determined.

›No TAF available for this airport.

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 UNKNOWN, wind from 30° at 7 kt, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 80F, low near 50F, 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
Monday	Sunny	80/50	NE 13 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	82/52	NE 9 kt	–	1%
Wednesday	Sunny	82/59	ENE 13 kt	–	2%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	82/60	NE 13 kt	–	2%
Friday	Sunny	84/62	ENE 9 kt	–	1%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	85/62	E 9 kt	–	21%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	85	ESE 4 kt	–	46%

Source: National Weather Service (office TAE). Forecast issued 0428Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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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

030° at 7 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 094 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

7 kt R

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

7 kt L

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

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 5,502 ft

09/27

Dimensions

5,502 x 149 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0990°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27270°T

ILSLOC/GS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

14/32

Dimensions

5,003 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

RWY 14139°T

RWY 32319°T

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

32 ft

Pressure altitude

-239 ft

Field elevation

141 ft MSL

Temperature

17°C (63°F)

Dewpoint

11°C (52°F)

Altimeter

30.30 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

2256Z 6:56 PM

Sunrise

1148Z 7:48 AM

Loggable night

2321Z (7:21 PM local) → 1124Z (7:24 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2256Z (6:56 PM local) → 1148Z (7:48 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2356Z (7:56 PM local) → 1048Z (6:48 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

Decatur County Industrial Air Park is in Bainbridge, Georgia. Field elevation 141 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerTOMMY JOHNSON

Manager phone229-416-7776

AttendedDaily, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKBGE / BGE

SectionalJACKSONVILLE

Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE

Flight service (AFSS)MACON

RegionGeorgia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates30.9715, -84.6374

Distance from city6 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.975

UNICOM122.975

FREQUENCIES

Communications

128.7

TALLAHASSEE APP/DEP

A/D

121.125

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.975

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.975

CTAF

122.975

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KBGE traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-23, 53 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

5.1

AVG OPS/DAY

9.3

Operations trend (16 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 57%Turboprop 15%Jet 12%Helicopter 7%Unknown 6%Airliner 1%Twin 1%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›PC12 (Turboprop) · ~11 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~9 landings/mo

›UNKN (Piston single) · ~9 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~6 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~5 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›PC12 (Turboprop)

›P28A (Piston single)

›C150 (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

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.

KTLH Tallahassee International Airport

37 NM SE

VFR

KTVI Thomasville Regional Airport

39 NM E

VFR

KABY Southwest Georgia Regional Airport

41 NM NE

VFR

KMGR Moultrie Municipal Airport

43 NM E

VFR

KDHN Dothan Regional Airport

47 NM NW

VFR

KOZR Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field

58 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›RWY 27 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF RCL.

›EXTENSIVE STUDENT PILOT TRNG ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

›ALL ACFT OPERATING LOCALLY AT BGE MUST HAVE A TWO-WAY RADIO CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING ON CTAF FREQ; ONE-STOP TRANSIENT ACFT ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT.

›PAPI RWY 09 & 27 OPR CONSLY DUSK-2200. HIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. AFTER 2200, ACTVT PAPI RWY 09 &27; HIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. MALSR RWY 27 - CTAF.

›SELF SVC FUEL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.

›FOR CD IF UNA ON FREQ CTC TALLAHASSEE APCH AT 850-942-8311. WHEN APCH CLSD, CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KBGE on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KBGE have a METAR?

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

Does KBGE have a TAF?

When KBGE issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KBGE?

KBGE sits at 141 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KBGE?

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.

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