METAR & TAF KGVQ
Current METAR
Observed 02:56Z
KGVQ 280256Z AUTO 15011G15KT 10SM CLR 17/01 A3000 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP160 T01720011 58020
- Wind
- 150° @ 11G15 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 17°C / 1°C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 1,274 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
- 2 NM N
- VFR sectional
- DETROIT
- ARTCC
- ZOB · CLEVELAND
- NOTAM facility
- GVQ (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- JASON LONG
- Phone
- 585-344-8532
- Address
- 4701 E. SAILE DRIVE, BATAVIA NY 14020
Flight service · Hours
- FSS BUF
- BUFFALO1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- APR-OCT · 0730-2000
- NOV-MAR · 0730-1830
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 10
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 8', fence, 200' from thr, 460' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | MALSR | — |
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
ILS · 1
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA1+
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- High pressure
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AFRT,AGRI,AMB,CHTR,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
- Yes
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
- Runway 10 has a 5-foot berm located 220 feet north and 1600 to 2200 feet east of the runway 10 end.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery, contact Cleveland ARTCC at 440-774-0490.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- MALSR is activated on runway 28. Runway 10 has REIL. PAPI is available on runways 10 and 28. High intensity runway lights are on runway 10/28. Use CTAF for communications.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 10There is an 8-foot fence located 0 to 199 feet distance, 460 feet right of runway 10 end.Show FAA
Other notes
- This airport has been surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.Show FAA
- This condition existed prior to 1959.Show FAA
- 1For after hours attendant, call 585-344-8532 during attendant hours. Call-in fee applies.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KGVQ
Answer card- ICAO
- KGVQ
- Name
- GENESEE COUNTY
- Location
- BATAVIA, NEW YORK
- Elevation
- 913.5 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,913.5 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 10/28 · 5,499 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 1
- Published frequencies
- 5
- Magnetic variation
- 11°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 150° at 11 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 10
Genesee County Airport (KGVQ) sits in Batavia, New York. Field elevation is 913.5 ft MSL. It has one runway, 10/28. The longest runway is 5,499 ft of asphalt. The airport is not towered. Use CTAF 122.7 for local traffic calls. The published ILS is for runway 28. Pattern altitude is not published, so plan on the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.
The on-field FBO is Genesee County Airport. It carries 100LL and Jet A. For after-hours attendant service, the published remarks say to call 585-344-8532 during attendant hours. A call-in fee applies. Runway lighting is well covered. Runway 28 has MALSR. Runway 10 has REIL. PAPI is available on both ends. High intensity runway lights are installed on 10/28.
This is a non-towered field with Rochester approach and departure services on 123.7 and 322.3. Clearance delivery is on 121.8. Runway 10 has a 5-foot berm north of the runway and an 8-foot fence off the departure end area to the right. That makes a careful look at the departure path smart, especially if you are new to the airport.