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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
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGON 111156Z 27003KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02280200 10228 20206 53009
- Wind
- from 270° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,012 ft · pressure altitude 69 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 23 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 05 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 15 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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 KGON 111120Z 1112/1212 29006KT P6SM SCT250 FM111500 26009KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM112300 26006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM120100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT150 SCT250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 0953Z / 2353Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2200
- Magnetic variation
- -14° (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
- 6 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KWST Westerly State11 nm
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- KBID Block Island State23 nm
- KJPX East Hampton Town24 nm
- KIJD Windham26 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGON airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Connecticut 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.