KGLS — Scholes Intl At Galveston
Galveston, TX · field elevation 6 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KGLS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGLS 110252Z AUTO 29004KT 8SM VCTS RA SCT017 BKN085 OVC100 18/17 A3018 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSE19 SLP220 P0008 60017 T01830167 53029
- Wind
- from 290° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 8,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- 78 ft · pressure altitude -254 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 36 | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 18 | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 14 | 3 kt tail | 2 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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KGLS 110058Z 1101/1124 06007KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT030CB OVC100 TEMPO 1101/1104 VRB15G25KT 4SM TSRA BKN020CB FM111400 05007KT P6SM OVC050
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 29.26533, -94.86042
- Elevation
- 6 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1240Z / 2327Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-1800
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Houston
- County
- Galveston, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KGLS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,001 | 150 | CONC | MED |
| 14/32 | 6,000 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower 0600-1800
- 120.575
- Ground
- 118.625
- Clearance WHEN TWR CLSD
- 135.35
- CTAF
- 120.575
- UNICOM
- 123.05
- Approach
- 134.45
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
- 17 departures published
- 8 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGLS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas 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.