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Gallatin County Airport (8GK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:52 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCVG), 8GK is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Gallatin County Airport in Sparta, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCVG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Gallatin County Airport (8GK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sparta, KY at a field elevation of 830 ft. 8GK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCVG, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCVG.

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VFR
Observed 1852Z (2:52 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCVG, 25.3 nm away.

Wind
VRB 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCVG 281852Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 24/06 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP232 T02390061 $

What changed at KCVG (nearest station)?

Since the 1752Z (1:52 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.26 → 30.24 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 8GK

Based on the nearest station (KCVG), 8GK is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 830 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is variable at 4 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
06--
24--

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8GK runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 06/24
    5,000 × 75 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8GK
    Wind
    06
    no steady wind
    24
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061219Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling 25,000 ft → unlimited.

8GK weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8GK

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1631Z (12:31 PM EDT) · 94 NM SE of 8GK · 24,000 ft MSL · C700
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LOZ UA /OV AZQ270030/TM 1631/FL240/TP C700/TB NEG /IC NEG
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AZQ270030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1631Reported at 16:31 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1551Z (11:51 AM EDT) · 30 NM S of 8GK · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
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FFT UA /OV FFT/TM 1551/FL340/TP B738/TB NEG
FFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1449Z (10:49 AM EDT) · 29 NM E of 8GK · 18,000 ft MSL · AT43
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1449/FL180/TP AT43/TB NEG/IC NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1427Z (10:27 AM EDT) · 62 NM S of 8GK · 31,000 ft MSL · E170
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LEX UA /OV HYK198018/TM 1427/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK198018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1425Z (10:25 AM EDT) · 29 NM E of 8GK · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1425/FL320/TP B738/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1425Reported at 14:25 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 86 NM SE of 8GK · 32,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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HTS UA /OV ECB250020/TM 1424/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ECB250020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1423Z (10:23 AM EDT) · 74 NM SE of 8GK · 27,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
light turbulence
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LEX UA /OV HYK124028/TM 1423/FL270/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK124028Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1420Z (10:20 AM EDT) · 63 NM E of 8GK · 34,000 ft MSL · BCS3
continuous light chop turbulence
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HTS UA /OV YRK260030/TM 1420/FL340/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YRK260030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 8GK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCVG reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/4 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

06
55%
24
45%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1725Z (1:25 PM EDT)

TAF KCVG 281725Z 2818/2924 20005KT P6SM SKC FM291400 22009KT P6SM SKC FM292300 22005KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

8GK's AWOS-3P isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KCVG, 25 nm away.

N0624wind calm / variable

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Concrete · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Gallatin County Airport (8GK) with runway 06/24 marked
N ↑

Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8GK
City
Sparta
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
830 ft
Coordinates
38.6795, -84.9289
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
On-field AWOS-3P, not in the national feed (using KCVG)
TAF
Nearest KCVG
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Gallatin County Airport (8GK)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Gallatin County Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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