METAR & TAF D59
D59 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KDKK (CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK) · 14.2 NM away. Conditions at D59 may differ.
METAR · KDKK
Observed 02:53Z
KDKK 280253Z AUTO 16019G32KT 10SM CLR 18/04 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 17032/0247 PRESFR SLP131 T01830039 58033 $
- Wind
- 160° @ 19G32 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 18°C / 4°C
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 1,389 ft
- 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
- From city
- 3 NM N
- VFR sectional
- DETROIT
- ARTCC
- ZOB · CLEVELAND
- NOTAM facility
- BUF (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DAN GERNATT, JR.
- Phone
- 716-532-3371
- Address
- P.O. BOX 400, COLLINS NY 14034
Flight service · Hours
- FSS BUF
- BUFFALO1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|
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
- 100
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- 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
- Truck traffic is in the vicinity of runway 27.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Cleveland ARTCC at 440-774-0490.Show FAA
- Runway 9/27 has a dirt road crossing the runway approximately at the midpoint.Show FAA
- Runway 09 has a 40-foot power line 600 to 800 feet distant across the approach.Show FAA
- Runway 09/27 is soft from March through June and when wet.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 27The displaced threshold is unmarked.Show FAA
- 27The approach slope is 15 to 1 to the displaced threshold; over 83-foot conveyor dirt pile, 1322 feet distant, 69 feet to the right.Show FAA
- 09The controlling obstacle is a conveyor dirt pile.Show FAA
Other notes
- Visual flight rules operations only.Show FAA
- MANAGERManager is Sal Dicembre: SDICEMBRE@GERNATT.COM.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · D59
Answer card- ICAO
- D59
- Name
- GOWANDA
- Location
- GOWANDA, NEW YORK
- Elevation
- 830 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,830 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 9°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 160° at 19 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Gowanda Airport is in Gowanda, New York. The field elevation is 830 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the provided data, so check the current FAA Chart Supplement before planning an arrival. There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published.
Pattern altitude is not published in the facts. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. This is a VFR-only field. The published remarks also call out several runway-related hazards. Runway 9/27 has a dirt road crossing near midfield. Runway 09 has a 40-foot power line 600 to 800 feet from the approach. The approach to runway 27 is affected by a displaced threshold that is unmarked. The runway area is soft from March through June and when wet.
No on-field FBOs are listed in the facts. Contact the airport operator directly or call the field on CTAF for current service details. If you need clearance delivery, the published remark says to contact Cleveland ARTCC at 440-774-0490. For a first-time pilot, this is a field where you want current runway status. You also want surface condition and obstacle awareness before you go.