Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport (KGBN) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts
Live aviation weather for Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport in Gila Bend, AZ, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.
Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport (KGBN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gila Bend, AZ at 883 ft. KGBN reports its own METAR — decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 6 runways (05, 11, 17, 23) — longest 8,503 ft — are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track KGBN in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture — flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.
Current pilot readout for KGBN
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Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KGBN. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 8,503 ft | ASP | — | — |
| 35 | 8,503 ft | ASP | — | — |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 21 h: wind 11→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KGBN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast — drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport in Gila Bend, AZ: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KGBN is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © OpenStreetMap © CARTO
Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KGBN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KGBN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
- 17
- 76%
- 35
- 24%
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KGXF
- FAA LID
- GXF
- City
- Gila Bend
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 883 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.8875, -112.7200
- Runways
- 6
- Longest runway
- 8,503 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KLUF
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Next sunset
- 19h 41m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
8 airports+2 more within 100 NM
RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport — live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Phoenix Model Glider Club - Watermelon Site — Gila Bend, AZ · 7 mi
KGBN weather — frequently asked
What runways are available at KGBN?+
KGBN has 6 runways — 05, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35; the longest is 8,503 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Does KGBN report its own weather?+
Yes — Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.
Does KGBN have a TAF?+
No — KGBN does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLUF, about 42 nm away.
Does KGBN broadcast D-ATIS?+
No — KGBN does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KGBN from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport (KGBN)
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