FCA Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Glacier Park International Airport, Kalispell, MT · KGPI

Current weather at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, MT (IATA FCA, ICAO KGPI): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 190° at 5 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

MVFRObserved at 12:55Z on Nov 5, 30 minutes ago

Wind: from the south (190° true) at 5 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: overcast at 1,700 ft; the ceiling is 1,700 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 2°C (35°F), dew point -1°C (30°F).
Altimeter: 30.15 inHg (1021 hPa).

METAR KGPI 051255Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM OVC017 02/M01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP231 T00171011

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 190° at 5 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
02	035°	Tailwind 5 kt	2 kt from the right	9,007 ft
20 Most headwind	215°	5 kt	2 kt from the left	9,007 ft
12	136°	3 kt	4 kt from the right	3,510 ft
30	316°	Tailwind 3 kt	4 kt from the left	3,510 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 12:27Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KGPI 051227Z 0512/0612 VRB03KT P6SM OVC017 FM051600 18004KT P6SM BKN020 FM051900 18006KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM060200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025 OVC050

Nov 5 12:00Z to 16:00Z
Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,700 ft.
From Nov 5 16:00Z (until 19:00Z)
Wind 180° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,000 ft.
From Nov 5 19:00Z (until Nov 6 02:00Z)
Wind 180° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 5,000 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft.
From Nov 6 02:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

FBOs and services

FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Kalispell4170 US Highway 2 East, Suite 10, Kalispell, MT+1 406-755-5362Hours: Mon-Sun: 0500-2400Atlantic pageSource: Atlantic Aviation

FBO locations from the operators' own sites, may be out of date. Call ahead to confirm services and hours.

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Atlantic Aviation locations, as of Nov 5, 2026.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.