METAR & TAF KGZ
KGZ does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: CYXQ (BEAVER CREEK) · 71.5 NM away. Conditions at KGZ may differ.
METAR · CYXQ
Observed 22:00Z
CYXQ 262200Z VRB03KT 20SM BKN030 OVC250 18/10 A2974 RMK CU6CI2 /LAST STFD OBS/NXT 271600Z/ SLP083 DENSITY ALT 3200FT
- Wind
- VAR @ 3 kt
- Visibility
- 20 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 18°C / 10°C
- Altimeter
- 29.74 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 3,534 ft
- Ceiling
- 3,000 ft AGL
- Rules
- MVFR
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
- 0 NM N
- VFR sectional
- ANCHORAGE
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- ENA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DANNY ROSENKRANS
- Phone
- 907-822-7240
- Address
- BOX 493, COPPER CENTER AK 99753
Flight service · Hours
- FSS ENA
- KENAI907-283-72111-866-864-1737
- 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 |
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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
- Not available
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- No
- 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
- RY 11/29 IN STEEP MOUNTAIN CANYON & SUBJECT TO TURBULENT WINDS.
- RY 11/29 NOT RCMD FOR TRI-CYCLE GENERAL ACFT.
- RY 11/29 SLOPE 2%.
- RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
Runway surface & condition
- 11/2915 FT WIDE GRAVEL PATH. BRUSH TO 36 IN BOTH SIDES.
Other notes
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
- 11/29RY SFC ROUGH WITH ROCKS TO 8 IN DIAM, RUTS DOWN RY CENTER; RY UNDULATES.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KGZ
Answer card- ICAO
- KGZ
- Name
- GLACIER CREEK
- Location
- GLACIER CREEK, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 2,380 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 3,380 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
- 28°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 3 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Glacier Creek Airport (KGZ) sits in Glacier Creek, Alaska at 2,380 ft MSL. This is a mountain strip with no control tower and no published ILS approaches. The field has no listed runways in the data block, but the published remarks describe runway 11/29 as a 15-foot-wide gravel path in a steep canyon. It is rough, undulating and has rocks up to 8 inches in diameter. Brush lines both sides. The runway also has a 2 percent slope. Runway condition is not monitored, so a visual inspection before landing is a smart call.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current FAA Chart Supplement or the airport operator gives different guidance. CTAF is 122.9. There are no on-field FBOs listed. Plan on confirming services directly before you go.
The remarks also say runway 11/29 is not recommended for tricycle gear general aviation aircraft. Expect canyon turbulence and mountain wind effects. This is not a place to rush the approach. Check density altitude, terrain and go-around options before you commit.