Medium Regional Airport • Glens Falls, NY, United States
Elevation: 328 ft (100 m) • 43.3412, -73.6103
Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (KGFL / GFL) is a medium regional airport serving Glens Falls, NY, United States, situated at an elevation of 328 ft (100 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 13.2° West. The airport has 4 runways, with the longest measuring 5,000 feet.
METAR KGFL 201953Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM OVC065 05/M09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP224 T00501089
TAF KGFL 201741Z 2018/2118 32010KT P6SM FEW050 BKN060 OVC080 PROB30 2018/2022 5SM -SHSNRA BR OVC030 FM210000 34005KT P6SM SCT060 FM210500 00000KT P6SM SKC FM211400 19007KT P6SM SCT100
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 5,000 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 358° |
| 12 | 4,000 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 110° |
| 19 | 5,000 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 178° |
| 30 | 4,000 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 290° |
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM