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Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 8:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KGVL is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, GA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gainesville, GA at a field elevation of 1,277 ft. KGVL reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 11/29), the longest 5,496 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 126.475.

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VFR
Observed 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
040° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.33"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 24,000 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGVL 281255Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM FEW240 12/08 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP270 T01220078 PNO FZRANO $

What changed at KGVL?

Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KGVL

KGVL is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,277 ft). KGVL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAHN, about 32 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
05FAV5 kt head0 kt
112 kt head5 kt left
292 kt tail5 kt right
235 kt tail0 kt

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KGVL 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.

  • Runway 05/23
    5,496 × 100 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KGVL
    Wind
    05
    5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    23
    5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 11/29
    4,003 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KGVL
    Wind
    11
    2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    29
    2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    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
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KGVL 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KGVL

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1250Z (8:50 AM EDT) · 100 NM SE of KGVL · 3,000 ft MSL · BE20
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AGS UA /OV DNL010005/TM 1250/FL030/TP BE20/SK SKC/TA M12/RM SMOOTH
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DNL010005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1224Z (8:24 AM EDT) · 37 NM NE of KGVL · 27,000 ft MSL · LJ35
occasional light chop turbulence
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1224/FL270/TP LJ35/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-50
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ35Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZTLFD-50Remarks.
PIREP1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) · 56 NM S of KGVL · 23,000 ft MSL · BE9L
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ATL UA /OV ATL120040/TM 1153/FL230/TP BE9L/SK BASE 230/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-16
ATL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ATL120040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1153Reported at 11:53 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.
PIREP1132Z (7:32 AM EDT) · 94 NM NE of KGVL · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
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SPA UA /OV SPA270012/TM 1132/FL300/TP B737/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-50
SPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPA270012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZTLFD-50Remarks.
PIREP1131Z (7:31 AM EDT) · 37 NM NE of KGVL · 22,000 ft MSL · B717
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TOC UA /OV ODF/TM 1131/FL220/TP B717/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-49
TOC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1131Reported at 11:31 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZTLFD-49Remarks.
PIREP1130Z (7:30 AM EDT) · 35 NM E of KGVL · 12,500 ft MSL · PC12
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AHN UA /OV AHN030020/TM 1130/FL125/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-16
AHN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AHN030020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.
FL125Altitude: 12,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZTLFD-16Remarks.
PIREP1054Z (6:54 AM EDT) · 90 NM E of KGVL · 30,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional light chop 300 turbulence
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DNL UA /OV IRQ/TM 1054/FL300/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300/RM ZTLFD-20
DNL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IRQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1054Reported at 10:54 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300Turbulence: occasional light chop 300.
RM ZTLFD-20Remarks.
PIREP1040Z (6:40 AM EDT) · 98 NM NW of KGVL · 24,000 ft MSL · A21N
light turbulence
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CSV UA /OV HCH120010/TM 1040/FL240/TP A21N/TB LGT /RM ZTLFD-37
CSV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCH120010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1040Reported at 10:40 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KGVL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KGVL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 24,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 24,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 4

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.

05
50%
29
25%
11
14%
23
11%

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Live KGVL Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KGVL's own weather station.

N05235 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 1° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,496 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) with runway 05/23, 11/29 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23, 11/29 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
Daily DALGT local
Repairs
Airframe major · Engine minor
Oxygen
Bulk, high pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KGVL
IATA
GVL
FAA LID
GVL
City
Gainesville
State
Georgia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,277 ft
Coordinates
34.2726, -83.8302
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,496 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KAHN
AWOS/ASOS
126.475 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 33m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL)

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 Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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