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Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDMW), KW05 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Gettysburg Regional Airport in Gettysburg, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDMW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gettysburg, PA at a field elevation of 553 ft. KW05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDMW, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 3,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMDT.

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VFR
Observed 1535Z (11:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDMW, 18.6 nm away.

Wind
VRB 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
3,500 ft
Altimeter
30.44"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,500 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KDMW 281535Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN035 16/09 A3044 RMK AO2

What changed at KDMW (nearest station)?

Since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KW05

Based on the nearest station (KDMW), KW05 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 553 ft). KW05 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMDT, 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.

Current wind is variable at 4 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
06--
24--

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KW05 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.

  • Runway 06/24
    3,100 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KW05
    Wind
    06
    no steady wind
    24
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061215Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,500 ft.

KW05 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 KW05

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

PIREP1538Z (11:38 AM EDT) · 86 NM N of KW05 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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IPT UA /OV 3E/TM 1538/FL016/TP SR22/RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSL
IPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSLRemarks.
PIREP1431Z (10:31 AM EDT) · 60 NM N of KW05 · 3,200 ft MSL · C56X
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MDT UA /OV SEG/TM 1431/FL032/TP C56X/SK BASES017 TOPS023/TA TA 16
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES017 TOPS023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA TA 16Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 21 NM N of KW05 · 1,000 ft MSL · P28A
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CXY UA /OV N94 /TM 1340 /FL010 /TP P28A /SK OVC010 /RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BR
CXY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV N94Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BRRemarks.
PIREP1316Z (9:16 AM EDT) · 67 NM S of KW05 · during descent · CL69
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HEF UA /OV KHEF340001/TM 1316/FL009/TP CL69/SK OVC009/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF340001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1316Reported at 13:16 UTC.
FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.
TP CL69Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 29 NM N of KW05 · 3,000 ft MSL · B737
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MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1210Z (8:10 AM EDT) · 68 NM S of KW05 · 500 ft MSL · C25A
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HEF UA /OV KHEF/TM 1210/FL005/TP C25A/SK OVC005-TOPS009/RM DRUD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1210Reported at 12:10 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C25AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOPS009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DRUDRemarks.
PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 66 NM SW of KW05 · 2,000 ft MSL · B738
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IAD UA /OV AML300050/TM 1056/FL020/TP B738/SK BKN020
IAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AML300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1056Reported at 10:56 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1037Z (6:37 AM EDT) · 69 NM S of KW05 · during descent · PC12
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HEF UA /OV KHEF160001/TM 1037/FL005/TP PC12/SK OVC005-TOP011/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF160001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1037Reported at 10:37 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOP011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KW05

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDMW reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 19 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 72%MVFR 6%IFR 8%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 19

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 3%IFR 6%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 26

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

06
57%
24
43%

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Live crosswind meter

KW05 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDMW, 19 nm away.

N0624wind calm / variable

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Asphalt · 3,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) with runway 06/24 marked
N ↑

Runway 06/24 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
Attended
Unattended
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
IATA
GTY
FAA LID
W05
City
Gettysburg
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
553 ft
Coordinates
39.8412, -77.2747
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDMW
TAF
Nearest KMDT
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 24m

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Pilot PIREPs for Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05)

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 Gettysburg Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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