KGYH/GDC METAR Donaldson Field Airport

Greenville, South CarolinaElevation 955 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR23 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

020@7

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

323 ft

-632 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0335Z (11:35 PM local) · 23 min old

KGYH is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 7 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

20° at 7 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

12°C / 8°C

54°F / 46°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.42 inHg

1030.1 hPa, above 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)

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 20° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight clear, low near 47F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Clear	47	NNE 8 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	71/46	NE 7 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	74/48	NE 6 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	71/52	NE 11 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	74/52	NE 9 kt	–	2%
Friday	Sunny	77/53	NE 6 kt	–	3%
Saturday	Partly Sunny	76/56	ENE 6 kt	–	31%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	75	ESE 6 kt	–	39%

Source: National Weather Service (office GSP). Forecast issued 0358Z.

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

020° at 7 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 057 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

7 kt

CROSS

2 kt L

BEST

HEAD

7 kt tail

CROSS

2 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 8,000 ft

05/23

Dimensions

8,000 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0540°T

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 23220°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

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

323 ft

Pressure altitude

455 ft

Field elevation

955 ft MSL

Temperature

12°C (54°F)

Dewpoint

8°C (46°F)

Altimeter

30.42 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

2243Z 6:43 PM

Sunrise

1144Z 7:44 AM

Loggable night

2308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1118Z (7:18 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2243Z (6:43 PM local) → 1144Z (7:44 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2343Z (7:43 PM local) → 1044Z (6:44 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

Donaldson Field Airport is in Greenville, South Carolina. Field elevation 955 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerDANNY MOYD

Manager phone864-277-3152

AttendedDaily, 0600–1900

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKGYH / GDC

SectionalATLANTA

Center (ARTCC)ATLANTA

Flight service (AFSS)ANDERSON

RegionSouth Carolina

CountryUnited States

Coordinates34.7583, -82.3764

Distance from city6 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

Traffic pattern alt800 ft MSL

CTAF133.325

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.8

GREER APP/DEP

A/D

127.325

AWOS 3

AWOS

121.4

CLNC DEL

CLD

121.4

GND

133.325

TWR

133.325

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

133.325

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KGYH traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 68 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

22.1

AVG OPS/DAY

30.9

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Unknown 31%Piston single 26%Jet 15%Turboprop 12%Twin 6%Helicopter 5%Airliner 5%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~29 landings/mo

›PC12 (Turboprop) · ~14 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~11 landings/mo

›PA30 (Unknown) · ~9 landings/mo

›BE20 (Turboprop) · ~7 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›BE20 (Turboprop)

›H47 (Helicopter)

›EC45 (Helicopter)

›SR22 (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KGMU Greenville Downtown Airport

6 NM N

VFR

KGSP Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport

11 NM NE

VFR

KLQK Pickens County Airport

16 NM W

VFR

KSPA Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport

23 NM NE

VFR

KAND Anderson Regional Airport

23 NM SW

VFR

KCEU Oconee County Regional Airport

26 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›TWY A CLSD TO WINGSPANS GTR THAN 79 FT WO PRIOR CDN WITH ARPT MGMT.

›ARNG OPS PTD - 41.3 308.7 REMARKS: ARNG OPS C803-299-5214 (GREENVILLE OPS).

›LTD PRK, RAMP CLSD TO ALL TFC EXC MIL R/W ACFT WITH 24HR PPR. CTC ARNG OPS C803-299-5214. OPR 1230-2200Z++ MON-FRI, EXC HOL. LTD TRAN MAINT FOR CH47 AND UH72 ACFT ONLY.

›CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR 864-277-3152.

›BAK-14 (1703 FT).

›SFC CONDS NOT RPRTD DAILY 9PM TO 7AM LOCAL.

›BAK-14 (1502 FT).

›PCR VALUE: 440/R/C/W/T

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 05; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1958.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KGYH on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KGYH have a METAR?

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

Does KGYH have a TAF?

When KGYH 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 KGYH?

KGYH sits at 955 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KGYH?

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.