Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field (KDVO) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 1:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, KDVO is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field in Novato, CA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field (KDVO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Novato, CA at a field elevation of 4 ft. KDVO reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,303 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 120.675.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDVO 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3002 RMK AO2
What changed at KDVO?
Since the 0835Z (1:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (1:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KDVO
KDVO is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -850 ft (field elevation 4 ft). KDVO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAPC, about 14 nm away.
KDVO by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KDVO reported VFR in 81% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 273 flyable days a year. June is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 23% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 7% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 6%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 31 had the best headwind 56% of the time, runway 13 44%, and winds were calm 40% of hours. Winds most often blow from the north. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in 1% of hours.
Fog was reported on about 70 days a year, and fog or mist on 165. January and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 22% of hours, against 2% in July.
Gusts showed up in 11% of hours, typically 7 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 56 kt. May is the windiest month (mean 6 kt) and November the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 3,303 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 31 | 3,303 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KDVO 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 13/313,303 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KDVOWind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- 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 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KDVO weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KDVO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KDVO reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 61%
- 13
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KDVO's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 3,303 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 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
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Parachute jumping · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KDVO
- IATA
- NOT
- FAA LID
- DVO
- City
- Novato
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.1436, -122.5560
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,303 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KAPC
- AWOS/ASOS
- 120.675 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 16h 17m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Historical Flying Weather at KDVO
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KDVO reported VFR conditions during about 80.8% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 273 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.5 kt, calm 35.0% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64.2 | 16.3 | 8.4 | 11.1 |
| Feb | 77.0 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
| Mar | 80.5 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Apr | 85.3 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| May | 83.5 | 12.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 86.9 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 82.8 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 79.6 | 11.0 | 6.8 | 2.6 |
| Sep | 83.7 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 81.4 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 5.7 |
| Nov | 73.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 9.1 |
| Dec | 60.5 | 16.8 | 9.7 | 13.0 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 kt |
| Feb | 4.5 kt |
| Mar | 4.8 kt |
| Apr | 5.4 kt |
| May | 5.7 kt |
| Jun | 5.3 kt |
| Jul | 4.9 kt |
| Aug | 4.4 kt |
| Sep | 4.3 kt |
| Oct | 3.7 kt |
| Nov | 3.4 kt |
| Dec | 3.9 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field (KDVO)
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