KCGZ/CGZ METAR Casa Grande Municipal Airport

Casa Grande, ArizonaElevation 1,464 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR45 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

340@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

3,025 ft

+1,561 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2356Z (4:56 PM local) · 45 min old

KCGZ is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

340° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

26°C / 4°C

79°F / 39°F. 22°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.01 inHg

1016.3 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP155

sea-level pressure 1015.5 hPa

6////

coded climate group: data missing

T02560039

precise temperature 25.6°C, dew point 3.9°C

10261

6-hour maximum temperature 26.1°C

20217

6-hour minimum temperature 21.7°C

PNO

precipitation sensor not operating

station needs maintenance

FAA: no delays reported at CGZ.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 340° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 79F, low near 54F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Sunny	79/54	NNW 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	82/54	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	84/57	S 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	85/61	SE 4 kt	–	7%
Thursday	Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	84/64	SSE 4 kt	–	75%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms	74/60	S 9 kt	–	75%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/61	ESE 4 kt	–	53%

Source: National Weather Service (office PSR). Forecast issued 0041Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

340° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 051 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

BEST

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 5,200 ft

05/23

Dimensions

5,200 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0560°T

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 23240°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

3,025 ft

Pressure altitude

1,374 ft

Field elevation

1,464 ft MSL

Temperature

26°C (79°F)

Dewpoint

4°C (39°F)

Altimeter

30.01 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0042Z 5:42 PM

Sunrise

1339Z 6:39 AM

Loggable night

0108Z (6:08 PM local) → 1314Z (6:14 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0042Z (5:42 PM local) → 1339Z (6:39 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0142Z (6:42 PM local) → 1239Z (5:39 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Casa Grande Municipal Airport is in Casa Grande, Arizona. Field elevation 1,464 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerBRYAN GIESZLER

Manager phone520-426-3616

AttendedDaily, 0600–1600

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKCGZ / CGZ

SectionalPHOENIX

Center (ARTCC)ALBUQUERQUE

Flight service (AFSS)PRESCOTT

RegionArizona

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.9549, -111.7670

Distance from city5 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

Traffic pattern alt1,038 ft MSL

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

132.175

AWOS 3

AWOS

125.4

ALBUQUERQUE CNTR

CNTR

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KCGZ traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 69 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

42.4

AVG OPS/DAY

78.4

Operations trend (17 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 72%Unknown 15%Twin 6%Turboprop 3%Helicopter 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~284 landings/mo

›SR20 (Piston single) · ~119 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~79 landings/mo

›O1 (Unknown) · ~50 landings/mo

›PA44 (Twin) · ~30 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P28A (Piston single)

›SR20 (Piston single)

›O1 (Unknown)

›C172 (Piston single)

›PA44 (Twin)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KIWA Mesa Gateway Airport

22 NM N

VFR

KFFZ Falcon Field

30 NM N

VFR

KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

31 NM NW

VFR

KMZJ Pinal Airpark

35 NM SE

VFR

KSDL Scottsdale Airport

41 NM N

VFR

KGYR Phoenix Goodyear Airport

42 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›10 FT ROAD 0-200 FT FM THR 125 FT R OF CNTRLN; 3-5 FT BRUSH 240-500 FT R OF CNTRLN N SIDE PRIM SFC.

›PAJA IN PDZ SE CORNER OF ARPT.

›EXT 3347.

›AFT HR; CALL OUT FEE - 520-251-3366.

›FOR CD CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861.

›TAXI ON TWY B; BE ALERT TO ACFT HLDG ON CNCTG TWYS.

›AVBL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.

›10 FT ROAD AT RWY END 130 FT L; 6 FT FENCE & 3 FT TREES & BRUSH 200 FT FM RWY END 100-300 L OF CNTRLN.

›GPS APCH OPS NECESSITY ONLY.

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 05 - CTAF.

›TSNT PRAC APCH INVOF ARPT.

›TWY HOLD LINES CNCTG TO RWY 280 FT FM CNTRLN.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KCGZ on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KCGZ have a METAR?

Yes. KCGZ has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KCGZ have a TAF?

When KCGZ issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KCGZ?

KCGZ sits at 1,464 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KCGZ?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.