Gabbs Airport (KGAB) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:35 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHTH), KGAB is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gabbs Airport in Gabbs, NV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHTH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gabbs Airport (KGAB) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gabbs, NV at a field elevation of 4,699 ft. KGAB has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHTH, about 39 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 16/34), the longest 5,950 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNFL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHTH, 39 nm away.
Wind from the west (280°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHTH 281535Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 05/M01 A3010 RMK A01
Current pilot readout for KGAB
Based on the nearest station (KHTH), KGAB is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 4,400 ft (field elevation 4,699 ft). KGAB does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNFL, about 46 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 5,950 ft | DIRT-G | 4 kt head | 0 kt |
| 34 | 2,650 ft | DIRT-G | 1 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 16 | 2,650 ft | DIRT-G | 1 kt tail | 4 kt right |
| 09 | 5,950 ft | DIRT-G | 4 kt tail | 0 kt |
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KGAB runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 09/275,950 × 65 ft · DIRT-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at KGABWind
- 09
- 4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 27
- 4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 16/342,650 × 75 ft · DIRT-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at KGABWind
- 16
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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.
KGAB 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 KGAB
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 31%
- 34
- 30%
- 27
- 29%
- 09
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
KGAB has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHTH, 39 nm away.
Wind is 1° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KGAB
- IATA
- GAB
- FAA LID
- GAB
- City
- Gabbs
- State
- Nevada
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,699 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.9232, -117.9572
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,950 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHTH
- TAF
- Nearest KNFL
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 9h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gabbs Airport (KGAB)
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