KGNC — Gaines County
Seminole, TX · field elevation 3,315 ft · NON-ATCT
KGNC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGNC 100310Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 12/12 A3028 RMK AO2 T01240118
- Wind
- from 220° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.28 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,341 ft · pressure altitude 2,955 ft
- Observed
- 26 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 26 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 08 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 35 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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
No TAF is issued for KGNC — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGNC — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.67533, -102.65267
- Elevation
- 3,315 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1316Z / 2352Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Albuquerque
- County
- Gaines, TX
Everything else KGNC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,381 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 17/35 | 5,002 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGNC 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.