Guthrie County Regional Airport (KGCT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPRO), KGCT is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Guthrie County Regional Airport in Guthrie Center, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPRO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Guthrie County Regional Airport (KGCT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Guthrie Center, IA at a field elevation of 1,220 ft. KGCT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPRO, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDSM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPRO, 14.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 11 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 12,000 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.
METAR KPRO 281935Z AUTO 18011G19KT 10SM OVC120 24/16 A2991 RMK AO2 T02420157
What changed at KPRO (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 19 kt.
Current pilot readout for KGCT
Based on the nearest station (KPRO), KGCT is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,650 ft (field elevation 1,220 ft). KGCT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDSM, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,400 ft | CON | 11 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 3,400 ft | CON | 11 kt tail | 0 kt |
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KGCT 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 18/363,400 × 60 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KGCTWind
- 18
- 11 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 11 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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“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 6→11 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → 12,000 ft.
KGCT 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KGCT
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SUX UA /OV SUX120005/TM 1843/FL035/TP F2TH/SK BKN035-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
SUX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SUX120005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP F2THAircraft type reporting.SK BKN035-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV OMA290015/TM 1753/FL050/TP A320/SK BKN040
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OMA290015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1753Reported at 17:53 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 1604/FL340/TP A320/SK TOP360/TB NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP360Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV RDK/TM 1522/FL080/TP C208/SK BKNUNK-TOP150/WX RA/TB LT
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKNUNK-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.TB LTTurbulence: lt.Show raw report
ARP UAL751 4320N 09431W 1513 F360 MS56 240/045KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL751 4320N 09431W 1513…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
OMA UUA /OV OFF/TM 1348/FL019/TP B742/RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY 13 900AGL
OMA UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV OFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.TP B742Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY …Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KGCT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPRO reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 65%
- 36
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
KGCT has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPRO, 15 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Runway 18/36 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KGCT
- FAA LID
- GCT
- City
- Guthrie Center
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,220 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.6878, -94.4352
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPRO
- TAF
- Nearest KDSM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Guthrie County Regional Airport (KGCT)
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