Gowanda Airport (D59) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDKK), D59 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gowanda Airport in Gowanda, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDKK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gowanda Airport (D59) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gowanda, NY at a field elevation of 830 ft. D59 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDKK, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,430 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJHW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDKK, 14.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDKK 281153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP268 T00720039 10078 20044 58001
What changed at KDKK (nearest station)?
Since the 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 7 to 0 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.33 → 30.31 inHg.
Current pilot readout for D59
Based on the nearest station (KDKK), D59 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 830 ft). D59 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJHW, about 25 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 3,430 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 27 | 3,430 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
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D59 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/273,430 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at D59Wind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
D59 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 D59
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ERI UA /OV ERI/TM 1034/FL220/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT FL60 ZOB
ERI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ERILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1034Reported at 10:34 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM SMOOTH AT FL60 ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
BFD UA /OV BFD180020/TM 1032/FL290/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGT/RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOB
BFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BFD180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGTTurbulence: continuous light chop occnl lgt.RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at D59
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDKK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 67%
- 09
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
D59 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDKK, 14 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100 (green)
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- D59
- City
- Gowanda
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.5015, -78.9505
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,430 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDKK
- TAF
- Nearest KJHW
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 10h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gowanda Airport (D59)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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