KGED — Delaware Coastal
Georgetown, DE · field elevation 53 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KGED current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGED 252354Z AUTO 01014G22KT 10SM FEW060 BKN095 OVC110 21/06 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02060056 10206 20183 58007
- Wind
- from 010° at 14 kt, gusting 22 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 9,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Density altitude
- 756 ft · pressure altitude 73 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 14 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | 13 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 10 | 2 kt head | 14 kt from the left |
| 28 | 2 kt tail | 14 kt from the right |
| 22 | 13 kt tail | 5 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, 16,000–16,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KGED — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGED — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.68763, -75.35930
- Elevation
- 53 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1053Z / 2252Z
- Magnetic variation
- 12°W (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Sussex, DE
Everything else KGED publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,500 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
| 10/28 | 3,109 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 132.425
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KWWD Cape May County29 nm
- KCGE Cambridge-Dorchester Rgnl33 nm
- KESN Easton/Newnam Fld34 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGED airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Delaware 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.