Gatesville Municipal Airport (KGOP) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 2:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, KGOP is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Gatesville Municipal Airport in Gatesville, TX, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Gatesville Municipal Airport (KGOP) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gatesville, TX at a field elevation of 905 ft. KGOP reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,400 ft.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGOP 280755Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3014 RMK AO2
What changed at KGOP?
Since the 0735Z (2:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0735Z (2:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KGOP
KGOP is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 905 ft). KGOP does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRK, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,400 ft | ASPH-G | 3 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 35 | 3,400 ft | ASPH-G | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KGOP 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 17/353,400 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at KGOPWind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KGOP 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 KGOP
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DAL UA /OV RUNWAY/TM 0405/FL003/TP B738/RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FT
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RUNWAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0405Reported at 04:05 UTC.FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FTRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KGOP
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KGOP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 61%
- 35
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KGOP's own weather station.
Wind is 41° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near KGOP
FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near KGOP.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KGOP
- FAA LID
- GOP
- City
- Gatesville
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 905 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.4213, -97.7970
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KGRK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 15h 41m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gatesville Municipal Airport (KGOP)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Gatesville Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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