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KGEV — Ashe County
Jefferson, NC · field elevation 3,178 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KGEV current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGEV 111155Z AUTO 30010G17KT 10SM SCT120 23/19 A3023 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N T02250190 10225 20217
- Wind
- from 300° at 10 kt, gusting 17 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,433 ft · pressure altitude 2,868 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 300° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 9 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 10 | 9 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
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 KGEV — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGEV — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.43247, -81.41850
- Elevation
- 3,178 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1040Z / 0021Z
- Magnetic variation
- -7° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Ashe, NC
Airport diagram
Everything else KGEV publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 5,002 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — LE, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KUKF Wilkes County20 nm
- KMKJ Mountain Empire28 nm
- KVJI Virginia Highlands33 nm
- KHLX Twin County35 nm
- KMRN Foothills Rgnl38 nm
- KHKY Hickory Rgnl42 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGEV airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other North Carolina 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.