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KGCT Weather Guthrie County Regional Airport

Guthrie Center, IowaElevation 1,230 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KPRO · 15 NM NE · 14 min old
Ceiling 15,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KPRO
WIND
040@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
15,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 30° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 9.8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday mostly cloudy, high near 67F, low near 56F, 11% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Mostly Cloudy 67/56 ENE 6 kt – 11%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 68/54 SSW 8 kt – 7%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers 74/56 S 11 kt – 37%
Thursday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 73/53 NNW 4 kt – 47% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 72/55 SE 8 kt – 56%
Saturday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 69/52 SSE 7 kt – 55%
Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 67 S 5 kt – 19%

Source: National Weather Service (office DMX). Forecast issued 0749Z.

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
NESW1836
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 3,400 ft

18/36
Dimensions
3,400 x 60 ft
Surface
Concrete (excellent)
Edge lights
MED
RWY 18180°T
REILYes
VGSIPAPI (P2L)
RWY 36360°T
REILYes
VGSIPAPI (P2L)

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,230 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2321Z 6:21 PM
Sunrise
1242Z 7:42 AM
Loggable night
2350Z (6:50 PM local) → 1213Z (7:13 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2321Z (6:21 PM local) → 1242Z (7:42 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0021Z (7:21 PM local) → 1142Z (6:42 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

Guthrie County Regional Airport is in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Field elevation 1,230 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPublicly owned
UseOpen to the public
TypeSmall airport
ManagerLANCE LEVIS
Manager phone712-304-0140
AttendedUNATNDD
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAKGCT
SectionalOMAHA
Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS
Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.6878, -94.4352
Distance from city3 NM E
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Fuel100LL
Control towerNon-towered
Field lightingSee remarks
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)
CTAF122.800
UNICOM122.800
FREQUENCIES

Communications

135.2
DES MOINES APP/DEP
A/D
122.8
CTAF/UNICOM
UNIC
122.800
CTAF
CTAF
122.800
UNICOM
UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KGCT traffic patterns

2026-07-14 to 2026-10-20, 10 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.2
AVG OPS/DAY
2.8
Activity trend over 5 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 50%Turboprop 25%Helicopter 25%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo
›C182 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›N3N (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›RV4 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›C182 (Piston single)

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

KGCT has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KPRO (15 NM NE, VFR).

KPRO Perry Municipal Airport
15 NM NE
VFR
KCIN Arthur N Neu Airport
27 NM NW
VFR
KAIO Atlantic Municipal Airport
32 NM SW
VFR
KBNW Boone Municipal Airport
34 NM NE
VFR
KDSM Des Moines International Airport
36 NM E
VFR
KCSQ Creston Municipal Airport
40 NM S
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
›PRVDD APCH MAINTAINED TO 20:1 GLIDESLOPE; TRANSITIONAL SFC MAINTAINED FOR A 7:1 SLOPE; EXISTING ARPT BE ABANDONED.
›ALT NUMBER 641-757-2046
›FOR CD CTC DES MOINES ATCT AT 515-974- 8016.
›MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RYS 18 & 36; REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗KGCT on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does KGCT have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for KGCT. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does KGCT have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for KGCT. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at KGCT?
KGCT sits at 1,230 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KGCT?
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.