METAR & TAF KGWB
Current METAR
Observed 08:35Z
KGWB 120835Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM SCT015 BKN022 20/20 A2981 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 260° @ 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 20°C / 20°C
- Altimeter
- 29.81 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 1,828 ft
- Ceiling
- 2,200 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
- 3 NM S
- VFR sectional
- CHICAGO
- ARTCC
- ZAU · CHICAGO
- NOTAM facility
- HUF (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- RUSS COUCHMAN
- Phone
- 260-927-8876
- Address
- 2710 CR 60 SUITE 200, AUBURN IN 46706
Flight service · Hours
- FSS HUF
- TERRE HAUTE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0700-2100
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 27
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | — | — | — | 6,406' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 27 | — | — | — | 6,356' | PAPI 4-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 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
- 100LLA+
- Oxygen (bottled)
- High pressure
- Oxygen (bulk)
- High pressure
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AGRI,AMB,CARGO,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
- 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
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
- WINTER SN REMOVAL OPS. FICON UNMNT WHEN UNATNDD; AFT HR - AMGR.
Lighting notes
- MIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; REIL RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 09 & 27 OPRS CONSLY.
Runway surface & condition
- 09/27RWY 27 CALM WIND RWY.
Other notes
- 6AFT HR - 260-299-5492.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KGWB
Answer card- ICAO
- KGWB
- Name
- AUBURN/DEKALB EXEC
- Location
- AUBURN, INDIANA
- Elevation
- 880.4 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,880.4 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 09/27 · 7,106 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 1
- Published frequencies
- 8
- Magnetic variation
- 5°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 260° at 7 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 27
Auburn/DeKalb Exec is in Auburn, Indiana. The field elevation is 880.4 ft MSL. KGWB has one runway, 09/27 and it is 7,106 ft long on asphalt. There is no control tower. The airport uses CTAF 123.0 and UNICOM 123.0 for local traffic.
The airport has one ILS approach. It serves runway 27. The published pattern altitude is not listed, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston aircraft unless ATC or the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. Sweet Aviation is on the field. It carries 100LL, Jet A and Jet A Prist. Call (260) 299-5492 for current service details.
A few operational notes matter here. Runway 27 is the calm wind runway. The runway lights are CTAF-controlled. They are preset low from sunset to sunrise. The approach lighting system on runway 27 can be brought up with CTAF. PAPI is available on both runway 09 and runway 27. Winter snow removal is conducted. Field condition is unmonitored when the airport is unattended. After hours, contact the airport manager or call the number in the Chart Supplement. For clearance delivery, contact Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.