KGVL — Lee Gilmer Meml
Gainesville, GA · field elevation 1,277 ft · NON-ATCT
KGVL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGVL 252355Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM SCT060 22/14 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02170144 10250 20217 55000 FZRANO $
- Wind
- from 300° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,213 ft · pressure altitude 1,147 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 300° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 7 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 23 | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 05 | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 11 | 7 kt tail | 1 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
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 23,000–39,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KGVL — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGVL — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.27263, -83.83023
- Elevation
- 1,277 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1126Z / 2326Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Hall, GA
Everything else KGVL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,496 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 11/29 | 4,003 | 100 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.075
- UNICOM
- 123.075
- Approach 0615-2200
- 132.475
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KJCA Jackson County15 nm
- KLZU Gwinnett County/Briscoe Fld19 nm
- KWDR Barrow County19 nm
- KAJR Habersham County19 nm
- KCNI Cherokee County Rgnl29 nm
- KAHN Athens/Ben Epps32 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGVL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Georgia 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.