KGAO — South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr
Galliano, LA · field elevation 0 ft · NON-ATCT
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KGAO current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGAO 100255Z AUTO 34002KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3018 RMK AO1
- Wind
- from 340° at 2 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- -440 ft · pressure altitude -260 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 2 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 2 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 18 | 2 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KGAO — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGAO — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 29.44111, -90.26111
- Elevation
- 0 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1221Z / 2308Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- New Orleans
- County
- Lafourche, LA
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,500 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| H1 | 60 | 60 | CONC | — |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 120.85
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 120.85
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KNEW Lakefront38 nm
- KAPS Port Of South Louisiana Exec Rgnl42 nm
- KREG Louisiana Rgnl56 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGAO airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Louisiana 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.