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US-6249 Weather East River Flying Service Airport

Bainbridge, GeorgiaElevation 141 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBGE · 8 NM SW · 13 min old
No ceiling.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBGE
WIND
030@7
steady
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 from 40° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 15C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 79F, low near 50F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Sunny 79/50 NE 13 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 81/51 NE 9 kt – 1%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 81/59 ENE 13 kt – 2%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 81/59 NE 13 kt – 2%
Friday Sunny 83/62 ENE 9 kt – 1%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 84/62 E 9 kt – 21%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 84 ESE 4 kt – 47%

Source: National Weather Service (office TAE). Forecast issued 0608Z.

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 US-6249. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
141 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2256Z 6:56 PM
Sunrise
1148Z 7:48 AM
Loggable night
2320Z (7:20 PM local) → 1123Z (7:23 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

East River Flying Service Airport is in Bainbridge, Georgia. Field elevation 141 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6249
RegionGeorgia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates31.0270, -84.5004
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6249 traffic patterns

2026-08-12 to 2026-09-10, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: rising, from 1 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›R66 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
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

US-6249 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBGE (8 NM SW, UNKNOWN).

KBGE Decatur County Industrial Air Park
8 NM SW
UNKNOWN
KTVI Thomasville Regional Airport
33 NM E
VFR
KABY Southwest Georgia Regional Airport
34 NM NE
VFR
KMGR Moultrie Municipal Airport
36 NM E
VFR
KTLH Tallahassee International Airport
38 NM S
VFR
KDHN Dothan Regional Airport
52 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6249 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6249 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6249. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6249 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6249. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6249?
US-6249 sits at 141 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6249?
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.