Genesee County Airport (KGVQ) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 10:56 AM ET, Oct 27, KGVQ is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Genesee County Airport in Batavia, NY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Genesee County Airport (KGVQ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Batavia, NY at a field elevation of 913 ft. KGVQ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 5,499 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 127.525.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.45 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGVQ 271456Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP314 T00830011 51016
What changed at KGVQ?
Since the 1356Z (9:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1356Z (9:56 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KGVQ
KGVQ is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 913 ft). KGVQ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KROC, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 5,499 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 28 | 5,499 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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KGVQ 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 10/285,499 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KGVQWind
- 10
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
1 active equipment NOTAMView 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 11→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KGVQ 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 KGVQ
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ROC UA /OV ROC120025/TM 1234/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONT LGT CHOP
ROC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ROC120025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1234Reported at 12:34 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONT LGT CHOPTurbulence: cont light chop.Show raw report
SYR UA /OV SYR180020/TM 1229/FL360/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP
SYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SYR180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1229Reported at 12:29 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.Show raw report
ITH UA /OV ITH/TM 1050/FL370/TP A321/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ITH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ITHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1050Reported at 10:50 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KGVQ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KGVQ reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 62%
- 10
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KGVQ's own weather station.
Wind is 29° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,499 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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-1+
- Attended
- Apr-Oct Daily 0730-2000 local; Nov-Mar Daily 0730-1830 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bulk, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air freight · Crop dusting · Air ambulance · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KGVQ
- FAA LID
- GVQ
- City
- Batavia
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 913 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.0317, -78.1676
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,499 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KROC
- AWOS/ASOS
- 127.525 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 7h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Genesee County Airport (KGVQ)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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