GTF Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Great Falls International Airport, Great Falls, MT · KGTF

Current weather at Great Falls International Airport in Great Falls, MT (IATA GTF, ICAO KGTF): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 190° at 12 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.

GTF airport info GTF NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 12:53Z on Nov 5, 36 minutes ago

Wind: from the south (190° true) at 12 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
Temperature: 6°C (42°F), dew point -1°C (30°F).
Altimeter: 29.97 inHg (1015 hPa).

METAR KGTF 051253Z AUTO 19012KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00561011 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 190° at 12 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
03	045°	Tailwind 10 kt	7 kt from the right	10,502 ft
21	225°	10 kt	7 kt from the left	10,502 ft
17 Most headwind	180°	12 kt	2 kt from the right	6,030 ft
35	360°	Tailwind 12 kt	2 kt from the left	6,030 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:20Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KGTF 051120Z 0512/0612 22012G21KT P6SM SKC FM051900 23016G29KT P6SM BKN150 FM060400 22011G19KT P6SM FEW200

Nov 5 12:00Z to 19:00Z
Wind 220° at 12 kt, gusting 21 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
From Nov 5 19:00Z (until Nov 6 04:00Z)
Wind 230° at 16 kt, gusting 29 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 15,000 ft.
From Nov 6 04:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 220° at 11 kt, gusting 19 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 20,000 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.

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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.