KGWB — Auburn/Dekalb Exec
Auburn, IN · field elevation 880 ft · NON-ATCT
KGWB current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGWB 252355Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3024 RMK AO2 10208 20158
- Wind
- from 050° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.24 inHg
- Density altitude
- 811 ft · pressure altitude 560 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 27 | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
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
5 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 19,000–43,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KGWB — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGWB — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.30720, -85.06052
- Elevation
- 880 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1132Z / 2330Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- De Kalb, IN
Everything else KGWB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 7,106 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 126.6
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY
- 127.2
- Approach SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY
- 132.15
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSMD Smith Fld11 nm
- KANQ Tri-State Steuben County20 nm
- KFWA Fort Wayne Intl21 nm
- KDFI Defiance Meml29 nm
- KHHG Huntington Muni33 nm
- KVNW Van Wert County34 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGWB airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Indiana 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.