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KGEV — Ashe County
Jefferson, NC · field elevation 3,178 ft · NON-ATCT
KGEV current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGEV 100255Z AUTO 27011G16KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A3016 RMK AO2 T01120005
- Wind
- from 270° at 11 kt, gusting 16 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,177 ft · pressure altitude 2,938 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 11 kt head | — |
| 10 | 11 kt tail | — |
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, 36,000–36,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
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
- 1158Z / 2221Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (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
- 2 approaches — LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KUKF Wilkes County20 nm
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- 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.