United States · elevation 4700 ft AMSL
· 38.9232, -117.9572
Gabbs Airport is an airport with the ICAO code KGAB and the IATA code GAB. Country: United States. Nearest settlement listed in the database: Gabbs. OurAirports classifies it as a small airport. Its ICAO code starts with the KG prefix, which marks airports in United States. The four-letter code KGAB is used in flight operations and weather reports, while the three-letter IATA code GAB is used for ticketing and baggage handling. The airport reference point sits at 38°55'23"N, 117°57'26"W, at an elevation of 4,700 ft (1,433 m) above sea level. The applicable time zone is America/Los_Angeles.
Aerial imagery showing the runway and apron layout - the zoom is matched to the longest runway.
| Threshold | Course | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 90° | 1,814 m (5,950 ft) | 20 m (65 ft) | unpaved |
| 27 | 270° | |||
| 16 | 160° | 808 m (2,650 ft) | 23 m (75 ft) | unpaved |
| 34 | 340° |
The course is derived from the runway designator (number × 10), not from a survey - the actual magnetic bearing can differ by a few degrees.
Declared distances (TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA) are published in the national AIP - they are not part of this table.
According to OurAirports data (compiled from AIP and FAA sources), Gabbs Airport has 2 runways: 09/27 - 1,814 m long (5,950 ft), 20 m wide, unpaved surface; 16/34 - 808 m long (2,650 ft), 23 m wide, unpaved surface.
The longest of them is 09/27, at 1,814 m.
The thresholds are oriented as follows: 09/27 on 90° and 270° magnetic, 16/34 on 160° and 340° magnetic. A threshold designator is its magnetic heading divided by ten (ICAO Annex 14), so the runway axis can be read straight off the numbers.
For the 09/27 axis, wind from the south (around 180°) or from the north (around 360°) blows perpendicular to the runway and produces the largest crosswind component. Wind from around 90° or 270° acts along the runway, as a headwind or a tailwind. The decoder on this page computes those components automatically from the current METAR.
Weather reports for Gabbs Airport are published under the ICAO code KGAB. A METAR is an observation of current conditions, usually issued every 30 or 60 minutes; a TAF is a forecast for the airport area, typically covering 9 to 30 hours.
The decoder breaks the KGAB report down into its parts: wind direction and speed including gusts and variability, visibility (including CAVOK and directional minimum visibility), weather phenomena by WMO code, cloud layers with their bases, temperature and dew point, QNH pressure, and the resulting flight category - VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR - using FAA thresholds.
Not every airport issues its own reports; many smaller airfields have no weather station. If no current data is available for KGAB, check the nearby airports listed below.
Reports always use UTC (the Z suffix). The America/Los_Angeles zone is GMT-08:00 in winter and GMT-07:00 in summer - that is the shift to apply to the time in the report to get local time at the airport.
The closest airports in the database, measured in a straight line from the reference point, are Hawthorne Industrial Airport (KHTH, 72 km), Fallon Naval Air Station (KNFL, 84 km), Austin Airport (KTMT, 89 km). When no report is available for KGAB, they usually give the best approximation of conditions in the area.
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