KCGS — College Park
College Park, MD · field elevation 49 ft · NON-ATCT
2 TFRs · 2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KCGS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCGS 252335Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3001 RMK AO2 T01960068
- Wind
- from 330° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 496 ft · pressure altitude -41 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 15 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KCGS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KCGS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.98048, -76.92217
- Elevation
- 49 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1058Z / 2300Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°W (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Prince Georges, MD
Everything else KCGS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,980 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.975
- UNICOM
- 122.975
- Approach
- 124.7
- Approach DC FRZ
- 125.65
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl9 nm
- KFME Fort Meade Exec10 nm
- KADW Joint Base Andrews10 nm
- KGAI Montgomery County Airpark16 nm
- KBWI Baltimore/Washington Intl Thurgood Marshall17 nm
- KDAA Davison AAF20 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCGS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Maryland airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.