Piedmont Triad International
GSO · KGSO · Greensboro, North Carolina · Guilford County · map
Piedmont Triad International is a public-use airport, 7 miles west of Greensboro, North Carolina, 926 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 05R/23L, is 10,001 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 107 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 97,039 takeoffs and landings a year. About 966,533 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KGSO · observed 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC), 36 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 65°F (18°C), dew point 47°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 30.09 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGSO 062254Z 04005KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01830083
TAF KGSO 062320Z 0700/0724 05004KT P6SM FEW250
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 GSO · ICAO KGSO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 926 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- 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
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1941
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 10,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05L/23R | 9,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 6,380 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 23L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), 9,601 ft available for landing
- Runway 05L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 23R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 32: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Gso and automated weather (ASOS) | 128.55 | Greensboro |
| Clearance delivery | 120.25 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.75 | Greensboro |
| Clearance delivery | 124.85 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Greensboro |
| Tower | 119.1 | Greensboro |
| Approach and departure · Blocc and star · Class C airspace arriving from headings 250 to 049 | 124.35 | Greensboro |
| Approach and departure · Blocc and star · Class C airspace arriving from headings 050 to 249 | 126.6 | Greensboro |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Greensboro |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 336-355-1608.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 97,039, 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 Greensboro from the FAA register
185 aircraft are registered to owners in Greensboro, North Carolina: 101 piston singles, 52 business jets, 14 piston twins, 5 turboprops, 4 drones. 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 North Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 22 since 1982, 4 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
- Established prior 1958.
- Aircraft with wingspan greater than 171 feet are prohibited from using taxiway east.
- Due to noise sensitive areas, aircraft performing practice approaches shall use runway 05R-23L.
- Taxiway east portions between taxiway J and taxiway H not visible from the control tower. Taxiway K northeast of taxiway K6 closed except for cargo aircraft.
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.