KGYR/GYR METAR Phoenix Goodyear Airport

Goodyear, ArizonaElevation 968 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

2,036 ft

+1,068 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0347Z (8:47 PM local) · More than 1 hour old

KGYR is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling. The main issue is metar is 284 minutes old.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

FEW080 FEW180

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

23°C / 6°C

73°F / 43°F. 17°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.03 inHg

1016.9 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: FEW RMK

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REMARKS: DECODED

LAST

last observation before a break in coverage

FAA: no delays reported at GYR.

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›METAR is stale (284 minutes old).

›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 calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. This report is older than usual, so treat it with caution. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 86F, low near 57F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Sunny	86/57	NNE 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	87/58	ENE 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	87/63	ENE 4 kt	–	4%
Thursday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	86/66	E 4 kt	–	66%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	77/63	ESE 9 kt	–	72%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	77/64	E 4 kt	–	66%
Sunday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	72	ESE 9 kt	–	66%

Source: National Weather Service (office PSR). Forecast issued 0831Z.

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

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

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

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 8,500 ft

03/21

Dimensions

8,500 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0338°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 21218°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

Dimensions

64 x 64 ft

Surface

Concrete

Edge lights

PERI

RWY H1

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

2,036 ft

Pressure altitude

858 ft

Field elevation

968 ft MSL

Temperature

23°C (73°F)

Dewpoint

6°C (43°F)

Altimeter

30.03 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

0044Z 5:44 PM

Sunrise

1342Z 6:42 AM

Loggable night

0110Z (6:10 PM local) → 1317Z (6:17 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0044Z (5:44 PM local) → 1342Z (6:42 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0144Z (6:44 PM local) → 1242Z (5:42 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

Phoenix Goodyear Airport is in Goodyear, Arizona. Field elevation 968 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerBRADLEY HAGEN

Manager phone623-932-4550

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKGYR / GYR

SectionalPHOENIX

Center (ARTCC)ALBUQUERQUE

Flight service (AFSS)PRESCOTT

RegionArizona

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.4225, -112.3760

Distance from city1 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF120.100

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.35

ATIS

120.1

CTAF

121.7

GND

122.6

PRESCOTT RDO

RDO

120.1

GOODYEAR TWR

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KGYR traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

180.7

AVG OPS/DAY

254.4

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 88%Unknown 9%Jet 1%Twin 1%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›SR20 (Piston single) · ~2966 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~752 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~241 landings/mo

›G120 (Unknown) · ~48 landings/mo

›C72R (Piston single) · ~27 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›SR20 (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›G12T (Unknown)

›G120 (Unknown)

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.

KLUF Luke Air Force Base

7 NM N

VFR

KBXK Buckeye Municipal Airport

16 NM W

VFR

KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

19 NM E

VFR

KDVT Phoenix Deer Valley Airport

22 NM NE

VFR

KSDL Scottsdale Airport

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FEE FOR CHARTER, TRAVEL CLUB & REVENUE ACFT.

›OPERATOR TO PRVDD ARPT TFC CTL-PATTERN TO SE AT SPECIFIED ALT. OPNS MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH OPNS AT LUKE AFB.

›SS-SR REIL RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 OPR CONSLY, ALL OTHER TIMES CTC - 623-932-4550.

›PILOT T.

›4500 MSL MTS 6 MI SE; MIL JET TFC 5 MI W; BIRDS INVOF ARPT; WILDLIFE ON ARPT.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT; TFC PAT RMN CLOSE TO ARPT & S OF I-10 HWY. TFC N OF I-10 HWY MNTN 1000 FT UNTIL S - INFO 602-773-1093.

›CTN: SIMILAR ALIGNED RWYS AT LUKE AFB & GLENDALE MUNI; BOTH APRX 8 MI N.

›FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD, CTC PHOENIX APCH AT 602-306-2565.

›MED INTSTY.

›100 FT UNLGT UNMKD E-W PWR LINES 1/2 MI S OF RWY END. DEP ASSIGNED R CROSSWIND CLIMB STRAIGHT AHD TO LITCHFIELD RD OR PASSING 1032 FT BFR R TURN.

›WHEN TWR CLSD TWY A BTW TWY A3 & A10 RSTD TO WINGSPAN 118 FT OR LESS.

›LRG ACFT PRKG 500 FT W OF RWY.

›1968(1000) LIGHT ACFT & NON-TURBO JETS; 2468(1500) HEAVY ACFT & TURBO JETS; HELICOPTERS 1468(500).

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KGYR on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KGYR have a METAR?

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

Does KGYR have a TAF?

When KGYR 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 KGYR?

KGYR sits at 968 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KGYR?

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.