Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare a flights.
METAR, TAF, VAC Great Falls airport (USA) / ICAO KGTF/ IATA GTF
Great Falls airport (USA) is located close to Great Falls, Garrett Mobile Home Park at 2 mile↑, Great Falls at 4 mile↑, Sun Prairie at 6 mile↑, Malmstrom Air Force Base at 9 mile↑, Eden at 15 mile↑, Fort Benton at 40 mile↑, Choteau at 44 mile↑, Conrad at 55 mile↑, Stanford at 59 mile↑, Helena Valley Northeast at 61 mile↑,
Elevation : 1122 m = 3681 ft
Runways
- runway 03/21 : 3201 m = 10502 ft
- runway 16/34 : 1938 m = 6358 ft
- runway 07/25 : 1309 m = 4295 ft
aerial view of Great Falls
METAR for Great Falls airport - KGTF
KGTF 211453Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM OVC100 00/M05 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP267 60000 T00001050 52035 $
Decoded METAR for Great Falls Airport (USA)
METAR issued by KGTF on Friday 21st of January 2022 at 14:53 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 days and 99 hours and -5755 minutes ago.
Visibility is 16 km = 10 sm.
Temperature is 0 °C = 32 °F and dew point is -5 °C = 23 °F . This correspond to 69% relative humidity.
QNH is 1023 mb = 30.21 inHg
Wind speed is 6 km/h = 3 kt, direction is 290°.
Clouds : overcast at 10000 ft = 3050 m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=267 60000 T00001050 52035 $
TAF for Great Falls airport - KGTF
KGTF 211134Z 2112/2212 28012G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN090 WS020/34035KT FM211300 28012KT P6SM BKN050 FM211900 26011KT P6SM FEW050 SCT120
Decoded TAF for Great Falls Airport (USA)
TAF issued by KGTF on Friday 21st of January 2022 at 11:34 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 4 days and 6 hours and 24 minutes ago. A 24 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Friday 21st of January 2022 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday 21st of January 2022 à 13:00 heure UTC
2112/2212 28012G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN090 WS020/34035KT
Wind 12 kt = 22 km/h with gusts at 20 kt = 37 km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 sm.
VC shower
scattered clouds at 5000 ft = 1520 m broken at 9000 ft = 2740 m
from Friday 21st of January 2022 à 13:00 heure TU to Friday 21st of January 2022 à 19:00 heure UTC
FM211300 28012KT P6SM BKN050
Wind 12 kt = 22 km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 sm.
broken at 5000 ft = 1520 m
from Friday 21st of January 2022 à 19:00 heure TU to Saturday 22nd of January 2022 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM211900 26011KT P6SM FEW050 SCT120
Wind 11 kt = 20 km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 sm.
few clouds at 5000 ft = 1520 m scattered clouds at 12000 ft = 3660 m
close by
nearest airports to Great Falls
- for Malmstrom Air Force Base airport (KGFA) at 9 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Choteau airport (KCII) at 44 mile↑
- for Helena airport (KHLN) at 67 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Liberty County airport (KLTY) at 73 mile↑
- for Shelby airport (KSBX) at 77 mile↑
- for Cut Bank airport (KCTB) at 91 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Lewistown Mun airport (KLWT) at 94 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Wheatland Co airport (KHWQ) at 101 mile↑
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)