Golden Triangle Regional
GTR · KGTR · Columbus/W Point/Starkville, Mississippi · Lowndes County · map
Golden Triangle Regional is a public-use airport, 10 miles west of Columbus/W Point/Starkville, Mississippi, 264 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 8,003 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KGTR · observed 3:56 pm CDT (20:56 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 89°F (32°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.94 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGTR 062056Z 04006KT 10SM CLR 32/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T03170139 56024 $
TAF KGTR 061720Z 0618/0718 08006KT P6SM SCT050
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 GTR · ICAO KGTR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 264 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 8,003 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 36: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.2 | Golden Triangle |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Gtr and aWOS-3PT | 126.375 | Golden Triangle |
| Clearance delivery | 126.25 | Golden Triangle |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 135.375 | Golden Triangle |
| Approach and departure | 135.6 | Golden Triangle |
| Columbus and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 | Golden Triangle |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 662-328-7798.
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 Columbus/W Point/Starkville from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 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
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 18; PAPI runway 18 and 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Ext 201.
- Military: hpox fuel available.
- Birds and wildlife in the vicinity of airport.
- Airport and runway conditions not mnt 10:00 pm to 5:00 am.
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.