METAR & TAF 3GV
3GV does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KLXT (KANSAS CITY/LEE'S SUMMIT RGNL) · 8.1 NM away. Conditions at 3GV may differ.
METAR · KLXT
Observed 06:53Z
KLXT 280653Z AUTO A2997 RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO $
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- —
- Temp / Dew
- —
- Altimeter
- 29.97 inHg
- Clouds
- Clear
- Density alt
- —
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- VFR sectional
- KANSAS CITY
- ARTCC
- ZKC · KANSAS CITY
- NOTAM facility
- COU (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DAN WILLIAMS
- Phone
- 816-286-9206
- Address
- BOX 255, 600 EE KIRBY RD, GRAIN VALLEY MO 64029
Flight service · Hours
- FSS COU
- COLUMBIA1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0800-DUSK
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 09
RIGHT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 88° / 268° | 4,507 ft | ASPH | 09 R |
| 05/23 | 54° / 234° | 2,206 ft | ASPH | 23 R |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23', rr, 201' from thr, 200' R of cntrln, slope 1 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15', rr, 201' from thr, 175' R of cntrln, slope 1 |
| 05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32', trees, 230' from thr, 90' R of cntrln, slope 1 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56', trees, 656' from thr, 207' R of cntrln, slope 8 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- INSTR,RNTL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Waterfowl are on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Runway safety areas are not standard at all runway ends. There are insufficient lenses and incorrect terrain grades. There is no runway safety area beyond runways 05 and 27.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Kansas City Approach at 816-329-2710.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Runway 09 has activated runway end identifier lights. Medium intensity runway lights for runway 09/27 are controlled by CTAF.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 05/23Runway 05/23 has a steep grade 60 to 235 feet northeast of runway 05 threshold.Show FAA
- 09/27Runway 09/27 has nonstandard medium intensity runway lights. There are no yellow edge lights on the last 2000 feet at both ends. All edge lights are located 13 to 15 feet from the pavement edge. Runway 27 has only six threshold lights located 18 to 20 feet east of the threshold.Show FAA
- 09/27Runway 09/27 width varies between 44 and 45 feet.Show FAA
- 05/23Runway 05/23 width varies between 20 and 25 feet.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 05There is a railroad track zero to 200 feet from the runway and 80 to 230 feet to the right of runway 05. Trees 20 to 35 feet tall are zero to 200 feet from the runway and 130 to 250 feet to the right.Show FAA
- 09Runway 09 has one to twenty foot ground obstacles zero to 200 feet from the runway end on both left and right sides. There are sixteen foot signs 145 feet from the runway end and 80 feet to the left. There is a 10 to 25 foot road zero to 200 feet from the runway end and 125 to 160 feet to the left. There are one to fifty foot trees and railroad zero to 200 feet from the runway end and 200 to 250 feet to the right.Show FAA
- 23There is a hangar building 16 to 26 feet tall located 125 to 200 feet from the runway end and 180 to 250 feet to the left of runway 23.Show FAA
- 27There is one to thirty-three foot brush, trees, fence, railroad, road, and buildings zero to 200 feet from the runway end on both left and right sides of runway 27.Show FAA
- 09There is zero to one slope to displaced threshold. There are one to five foot ground obstacles zero to 90 feet from the runway end and 70 to 130 feet to the right of runway 09.Show FAA
Other notes
- The previously provided east/west runway is abandoned upon activation of the new east/west runway 09/27. Approach to each runway is maintained for a minimum 20 to 1 glide slope and transitional surface is maintained for a 7 to 1 slope.Show FAA
- Wind sock is available.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 3GV
Answer card- ICAO
- 3GV
- Name
- EAST KANSAS CITY
- Location
- GRAIN VALLEY, MISSOURI
- Elevation
- 835 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,835 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 09/27 · 4,507 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 5
- Magnetic variation
- 3°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- Calm / unavailable
- Favored runway now
- –
East Kansas City (3GV) sits in Grain Valley, Missouri. Field elevation is 835 ft MSL. The airport has two asphalt runways. The longest is 09/27 at 4,507 ft. There is no control tower, so plan on CTAF and UNICOM use for local traffic flow. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern unless the current FAA Chart Supplement or local procedures say otherwise. The field is in the Kansas City area, so expect to stay sharp on radio work and traffic awareness. Clearance delivery is handled through Kansas City Approach at 816-329-2710. The published frequencies include CTAF and UNICOM on 122.8. Kansas City Approach and departure use 118.4 and 307.35. CD/P is 121.3.
Grain Valley Airport is the on-field FBO. It carries AVGAS 100LL. Published remarks matter here. Runway 09/27 has nonstandard medium intensity lighting. The runway edge lights are set inboard from the pavement edge. The last 2,000 ft do not have yellow edge lights. Runway 05 has close-in railroad tracks and trees near the approach end. Runway safety areas are not standard at all ends. Waterfowl are also reported on and near the airport. A first-time pilot should review the runway layout, the lighting notes and the obstruction picture before arrival.