KGLS — Scholes Intl At Galveston
Galveston, TX · field elevation 6 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KGLS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGLS 111152Z 18008KT 10SM FEW021 28/25 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 70009 T02830250 10289 20283 53006
- Wind
- from 180° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 25 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,377 ft · pressure altitude -164 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 180° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 8 kt head | — |
| 14 | 6 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 32 | 6 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 36 | 8 kt tail | — |
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 111123Z 1112/1212 19009KT P6SM FEW020 FEW100 FM111800 17011KT P6SM FEW045
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1146Z / 0103Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-1800
- Magnetic variation
- 2° (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
- 8 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), VOR
- 17 departures published
- 8 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KLVJ Pearland Rgnl25 nm
- KEFD Ellington26 nm
- KHOU William P Hobby32 nm
- KLBX Texas Gulf Coast Rgnl33 nm
- KAXH Houston/Southwest35 nm
- KSGR Sugar Land Rgnl47 nm
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.