East Texas Regional
GGG · KGGG · Longview, Texas · Gregg County · map
East Texas Regional is a public-use airport owned by Gregg County, 8 miles south of Longview, Texas, 366 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 10,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 112 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 78,433 takeoffs and landings a year. About 36,047 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KGGG · observed 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 29.93 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:24 pm CDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGGG 062153Z 06006KT 10SM CLR 31/10 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP130 T03060100
TAF KGGG 061724Z 0618/0718 06007KT P6SM SKC FM070000 01003KT P6SM FEW060 FM071300 03006KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GGG · ICAO KGGG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Gregg County
- Elevation
- 366 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1945
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 10,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 6,110 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 800 ft, 9,200 ft available for landing
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, 9,200 ft available for landing
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 46 ft high 1,584 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the right, tree 52 ft high 1,813 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.2 | Eastex |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.65 | Eastex |
| Ground | 121.6 | Eastex |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service East 4000 feet and below | 124.275 | Eastex |
| Approach · Terminal radar service West, 5000 and below; West 5000 feet and below | 124.675 | Eastex |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service At or below 4000 feet; East 4500-12000 feet | 127.325 | Eastex |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service West, 7000 and below; West 7000 feet and below | 128.75 | Eastex |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Eastex |
| Gregg County Rco | 122.2 | Gregg County |
| Shreveport and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.325 | Eastex |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 903-643-4029.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 78,433, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Longview from the FAA register
197 aircraft are registered to owners in Longview, Texas: 127 piston singles, 28 balloons, 16 business jets, 11 turboprops, 8 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Prior permission required for unscheduled air carrier operations with over 30 psgr seats. Index B available on request.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport (seasonal).
- High-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset med intst; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency. When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 13 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 not available when the control tower closed.
- +7 feet road 194 feet from threshold 474 feet R.
- PAPI unsbl beyond 8 degrees right of rcl.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.