KGDW — Gladwin Zettel Meml
Gladwin, MI · field elevation 774 ft · NON-ATCT
KGDW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGDW 100235Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A2995 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 230° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Density altitude
- 206 ft · pressure altitude 744 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 7 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 15 | 3 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 33 | 3 kt tail | 9 kt from the left |
| 09 | 7 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 5,500–5,500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KGDW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGDW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.97059, -84.47502
- Elevation
- 774 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1226Z / 2217Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°W (1980)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Gladwin, MI
Everything else KGDW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,699 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 15/33 | 2,580 | 150 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 126.45
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KIKW Jack Barstow21 nm
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- KMBS Mbs Intl31 nm
- KAMN Gratiot Community40 nm
- KHYX Saginaw County/H W Browne42 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGDW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Michigan 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.