KGBG — Galesburg Rgnl Hw Timmons
Galesburg, IL · field elevation 764 ft · NON-ATCT
KGBG current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGBG 100615Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3004 RMK AO2 T01160083
- Wind
- from 240° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 392 ft · pressure altitude 644 ft
- Observed
- 16 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 7 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 28 | 6 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 10 | 6 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 03 | 7 kt tail | 4 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 KGBG — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGBG — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.93800, -90.43112
- Elevation
- 764 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1243Z / 2248Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2°W (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Knox, IL
Everything else KGBG publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,792 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 10/28 | 3,600 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 120.7
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 133.275
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGBG airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Illinois 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.