Gary/Chicago International Airport

KGYY · Indiana, United States

The METAR station used is 18 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 270° Gary/Chicago International Airport 12/30
Wind direction to Wind: 13 kt, gusting 20 kt, 4 beaufort

11 kt

7 kt
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0 ft 6,000 12,000 18,000 24,000 30,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 16,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 22,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 25,000
METAR KMDW 011953Z 27013G20KT 10SM FEW160 FEW220 SCT250 24/03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02440028

METAR Gary/Chicago International Airport - KGYY/GYY

Gary/Chicago International Airport is a midsized airport in Indiana, United States. The airport is located at latitude 41.61714 and longitude -87.41498. The airport has 2 runways: 12/30 and 2/20. The ICAO airport code of this field is KGYY. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is GYY. The airport's IATA code is GYY. The airport is in the Chicago FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Chicago Midway International Airport on May 1, 2024 14:53, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 13 kt. Wind gusts of 20 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 16,000 ft, few clouds at an altitude of 22,000 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 25,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 24 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 25%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.90 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:48. This applies to Gary/Chicago International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
12/30 124°-304° 7-11 kt 11-17 kt 56 %
2/20 021°-201° 12-19 kt 5-7 kt 93 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

16,000 ft FEW Few clouds
22,000 ft FEW Few clouds
25,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 24.4 °C
Dewpoint 2.8 °C
Rel. humidity 25%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP116Sea level pressure is 29.87 inHg (29.87 inHg)
T02440028Temperature is 24.4 °C (75.9 °F), dew point is 2.8 °C (37.0 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:46
Midday
12:48
Sunset
19:49 (4:31h)

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