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Glasgow Municipal Airport (KGLW) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, KGLW is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Glasgow Municipal Airport in Glasgow, KY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Glasgow Municipal Airport (KGLW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Glasgow, KY at a field elevation of 716 ft. KGLW reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 5,302 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.525.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
240° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.29"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGLW 281715Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3029 RMK AO2 T02300084

What changed at KGLW?

Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KGLW

KGLW is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 26. Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 716 ft). KGLW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBWG, about 23 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
26FAV4 kt head1 kt left
084 kt tail1 kt right

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KGLW 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.

  • Runway 08/26
    5,302 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KGLW
    Wind
    08
    4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    26
    4 kt headwind · 1 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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061217Z05Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KGLW weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 KGLW

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KGLW reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 0/4 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 2%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

08
60%
26
40%

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Live KGLW Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KGLW's own weather station.

N26084 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 11° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,302 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Glasgow Municipal Airport (KGLW) with runway 08/26 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26 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
Mon-Sat 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Air ambulance · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KGLW
IATA
GLW
FAA LID
GLW
City
Glasgow
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
716 ft
Coordinates
37.0318, -85.9537
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,302 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KBWG
AWOS/ASOS
118.525 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 17m

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Pilot PIREPs for Glasgow Municipal Airport (KGLW)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Glasgow Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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