Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 9:35 PM ET, Oct 28, KGYH is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Donaldson Field Airport in Greenville, SC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Greenville, SC at a field elevation of 956 ft. KGYH reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 8,000 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the north (010°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGYH 290135Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3030 RMK AO2
What changed at KGYH?
Since the 0115Z (9:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0115Z (9:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KGYH
KGYH is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 956 ft). KGYH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGMU, about 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 8,000 ft | CON | 4 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 23 | 8,000 ft | CON | 4 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KGYH 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.
- Closed (NOTAM)Runway 05/238,000 × 150 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KGYHWind
- 05
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 23
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
3 active equipment NOTAMsView 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 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KGYH 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 KGYH
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AGS UA /OV KHQU270015/TM 0100/FL100/TP CRJ9/RM SMOOTH AND CLEAR
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KHQU270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0100Reported at 01:00 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.RM SMOOTH AND CLEARRemarks.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV KDNL/TM 0035/FL060/TP C560/RM LIGHT CHOP AND CLEAR DURD FOR KAGS
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KDNLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0035Reported at 00:35 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP C560Aircraft type reporting.RM LIGHT CHOP AND CLEAR DURD…Remarks.Show raw report
AGS UA /OV AGS100020/TM 2115/FL090/TP P46T/SK SKC/RM VMC
AGS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AGS100020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2115Reported at 21:15 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP P46TAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM VMCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KGYH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KGYH reported mostly VFR across 41 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 74%
- 23
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KGYH's own weather station.
Wind is 30° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 8,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 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 0600-1900 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bulk, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Cargo handling · Charter
- Pattern altitude
- 1,756 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KGYH
- IATA
- GDC
- FAA LID
- GYH
- City
- Greenville
- State
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 956 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.7583, -82.3764
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 8,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KGMU
- AWOS/ASOS
- 127.325 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 21h 0m
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KGYH airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH)
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 Donaldson Field Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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