Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport (KGWS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRIL), KGWS has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport in Glenwood Springs, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRIL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport (KGWS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Glenwood Springs, CO at a field elevation of 5,921 ft. KGWS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRIL, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,309 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRIL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRIL, 19.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg.
METAR KRIL 280853Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 04/01 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP146 T00390011 53003 $
What changed at KRIL (nearest station)?
Since the 0753Z (1:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (1:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KGWS
Based on the nearest station (KRIL), KGWS has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 5,850 ft (field elevation 5,921 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 3,309 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 33 | 3,309 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KGWS 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 15/333,309 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KGWSWind
- 15
- no steady wind
- 33
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KGWS 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 KGWS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GJT UA /OV GJT120005/TM 0340/FLDURD/TP E170/TB MOD TB 100-70
GJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GJT120005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0340Reported at 03:40 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD TB 100-70Turbulence: moderate tb 100-70.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KGWS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRIL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 58%
- 15
- 42%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)
TAF KRIL 280520Z 2806/2906 09007KT P6SM SKC FM281400 22005KT P6SM SKC FM281800 27007KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250 FM290100 09007KT P6SM SCT090 BKN200
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Live crosswind meter
KGWS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRIL, 19 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 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-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air freight · Air ambulance · Charter · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KGWS
- IATA
- GWS
- FAA LID
- GWS
- City
- Glenwood Springs
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,921 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.5083, -107.3110
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,309 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRIL
- TAF
- Nearest KRIL
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 15h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport (KGWS)
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 Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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