KGAI — Montgomery County Airpark
Gaithersburg, MD · field elevation 539 ft · NON-ATCT
1 TFR · 1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KGAI current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGAI 252356Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01560078 10228 20156 55002
- Wind
- from 320° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 588 ft · pressure altitude 419 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 14 | 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
Weather cameras
2 within 20 nm, closest 18 nm. Last image 7 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KGAI — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGAI — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.16833, -77.16600
- Elevation
- 539 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1100Z / 2259Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Montgomery, MD
Everything else KGAI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,202 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 121.6
- CTAF
- 123.075
- UNICOM
- 123.075
- Approach
- 128.7
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 3 departures published
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGAI 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.