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KGON — Groton-New London
Groton (New London), CT · field elevation 9 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KGON current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGON 100556Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM BKN044 09/02 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T00890022 10111 20083 50002
- Wind
- from 270° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,400 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Density altitude
- -713 ft · pressure altitude 9 ft
- Observed
- 34 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 6 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 23 | 4 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 05 | 4 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 15 | 6 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
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48-hour trend
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KGON 100539Z 1006/1106 28008KT P6SM BKN040 BKN200 FM101700 26011G19KT P6SM FEW040 SCT200 FM102300 27009KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.33006, -72.04514
- Elevation
- 9 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
- 1130Z / 2133Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2200
- Magnetic variation
- 14°W (1980)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- New London, CT
Airport diagram
Everything else KGON publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,000 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 15/33 | 4,000 | 96 | ASPH | HIGH |
| H1 | 45 | 45 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 127.0
- Tower 0700-2200
- 125.6
- Ground
- 121.65
- Clearance
- 121.65
- Clearance WHEN TWR CLSD 2200-0000, 0600-0700
- 119.85
- CTAF
- 125.6
- Approach
- 125.75
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGON airport diagram or an approach plate
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- 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.