GSO · Greensboro, United States
Piedmont Triad International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 36.0994° N, 79.9373° W
Piedmont Triad International Airport
Airport in North Carolina
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for GSO
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3568; ident KGSO; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flyfrompti.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Piedmont Triad International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
GSO / KGSO
OurAirports ident
KGSO
GPS / local code
KGSO / GSO
ISO region
US-NC
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flyfrompti.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q847772
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
13 km
Approximate distance to central Greensboro.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
10,001 ft / 3,048 m
Runway surface
ASPH, asphalt, PEM
Opened / operator
1927 · The Piedmont Triad Authority
Owner / entity
Q847772
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Piedmont Triad International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Greensboro, United States. Greensboro's built-up core sits roughly 13 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO / KGSO) is at 36.0994° N, 79.9373° W, elevation 925 ft (282 m), serving Greensboro, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Greensboro is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Greensboro: 13 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for GSO.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO / KGSO)
Piedmont Triad International Airport · Airport in North Carolina
Source identifiers
KGSO · KGSO · GSO · US-NC
flyfrompti.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the third busiest airport in North Carolina in terms of airplane movements, averaging 280 takeoffs and landings each day.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for GSO; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Piedmont Triad International Airport is an airport located in unincorporated Guilford County, North Carolina, west of Greensboro, serving the Piedmont Triad region of Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem in North Carolina, United States.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Kernersville
kernersville · 12 km from GSO
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 23,811 · city coordinates 36.1199, -80.0737
2. Greensboro
greensboro · 13 km from GSO
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 285,342 · city coordinates 36.0726, -79.7920
3. High Point
high-point · 17 km from GSO
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 110,268 · city coordinates 35.9557, -80.0053
4. Thomasville
thomasville-4494942 · 27 km from GSO
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 27,061 · city coordinates 35.8826, -80.0820
5. Winston-Salem
winston-salem · 28 km from GSO
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 241,218 · city coordinates 36.0999, -80.2442
6. Clemmons
clemmons · 41 km from GSO
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 19,844 · city coordinates 36.0215, -80.3820
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. RDU KRDU
Raleigh-Durham International Airport · Raleigh/Durham
106 km from GSO · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 435 ft (133 m) · airport coordinates 35.8787, -78.7873
2. CLT KCLT
Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Charlotte
134 km from GSO · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 748 ft (228 m) · airport coordinates 35.2140, -80.9431
3. RIC KRIC
Richmond International Airport · Richmond
281 km from GSO · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 167 ft (51 m) · airport coordinates 37.5052, -77.3197
4. MYR KMYR
Myrtle Beach International Airport · Myrtle Beach
284 km from GSO · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 25 ft (8 m) · airport coordinates 33.6797, -78.9283
Route-time reference set
1. GSO-RDU
Raleigh/Durham · 106 km · 58m
America/New_York · +0h from GSO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. GSO-CLT
Charlotte · 134 km · 1h 0m
America/New_York · +0h from GSO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. GSO-RIC
Richmond · 281 km · 1h 11m
America/New_York · +0h from GSO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. GSO-MYR
Myrtle Beach · 284 km · 1h 12m
America/New_York · +0h from GSO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 10,001 ft / 3,048 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
ASPH, asphalt, PEM
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for GSO.
Runway identifiers
05L/23R · 05R/23L · 14/32
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. RDU KRDU
Raleigh-Durham International Airport · Raleigh/Durham · 106 km from GSO
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 435 ft (133 m) · 35.8787, -78.7873
2. CLT KCLT
Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Charlotte · 134 km from GSO
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 748 ft (228 m) · 35.2140, -80.9431
3. RIC KRIC
Richmond International Airport · Richmond · 281 km from GSO
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 167 ft (51 m) · 37.5052, -77.3197
4. MYR KMYR
Myrtle Beach International Airport · Myrtle Beach · 284 km from GSO
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 25 ft (8 m) · 33.6797, -78.9283
5. ORF KORF
Norfolk International Airport · Norfolk · 345 km from GSO
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 26 ft (8 m) · 36.8953, -76.2010
6. CHS KCHS
Charleston International Airport · Charleston · 356 km from GSO
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 46 ft (14 m) · 32.8962, -80.0382
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport, located just off Bryan Boulevard, sits on a 3,770 acre campus and has three runways.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for GSO.
Source note 2
It is the third busiest airport in North Carolina in terms of airplane movements, averaging 280 takeoffs and landings each day.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for GSO.
Source note 3
PTI is owned and operated by the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for GSO.
Country and authority
GSO sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). GSO is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in North Carolina. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the third busiest airport in North Carolina in terms of airplane movements, averaging 280 takeoffs and landings each day. Location cue: Piedmont Triad International Airport is an airport located in unincorporated Guilford County, North Carolina, west of Greensboro, serving the Piedmont Triad region of Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem in North Carolina, United States.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q847772 · Piedmont Triad International Airport. Administrative area: North Carolina. Entity official-site cross-check: flyfrompti.com
Field and clock profile
Piedmont Triad International Airport is a low-elevation field at 925 ft (282 m), positioned at 36.0994° N, 79.9373° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 10,001 ft / 3,048 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Kernersville is the closest retained city-time anchor at 12 km. RDU Raleigh/Durham is the closest retained airport alternative at 106 km.
Country airport peers
GSO is compared with RDU Raleigh/Durham at 106 km, CLT Charlotte at 134 km, RIC Richmond at 281 km, MYR Myrtle Beach at 284 km, ORF Norfolk at 345 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
GSO-RDU Raleigh/Durham: 106 km, about 58m, +0h. GSO-CLT Charlotte: 134 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. GSO-RIC Richmond: 281 km, about 1h 11m, +0h. GSO-MYR Myrtle Beach: 284 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KGSO backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flyfrompti.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 10,001 ft / 3,048 m
Runway identifiers
05L/23R, 05R/23L, 14/32
OurAirports classifies GSO as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Greensboro.
GSO (KGSO) is a low-elevation field at 925 ft (282 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
GSO sits in a broader regional network with 4 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
GSO's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 10,001 ft / 3,048 m and source surfaces recorded as ASPH, asphalt, PEM.
The Piedmont Triad Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for GSO.
- The airport, located just off Bryan Boulevard, sits on a 3,770 acre campus and has three runways.
- It is the third busiest airport in North Carolina in terms of airplane movements, averaging 280 takeoffs and landings each day.
- PTI is owned and operated by the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flyfrompti.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for GSO
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
GSO uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Piedmont Triad International Airport is about 13 km from central Greensboro; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
RDU Raleigh/Durham is the closest retained alternate at 106 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
flyfrompti.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place GSO inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
GSO ranks #32 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
GSO shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
GSO is 925 ft (282 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KMS 942 ft (287 m) (17 ft delta) · ONT 944 ft (288 m) (19 ft delta) · CVG 896 ft (273 m) (29 ft delta) · DSM 958 ft (292 m) (33 ft delta) · BSL 885 ft (270 m) (40 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
GSO's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are RDU 106 km +0h · CLT 134 km +0h · RIC 281 km +0h · MYR 284 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh/Durham | RDU | 106 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Charlotte | CLT | 134 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Richmond | RIC | 281 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Myrtle Beach | MYR | 284 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
GSO to RDU
Raleigh/Durham
Distance 106 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from GSO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
GSO to CLT
Charlotte
Distance 134 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from GSO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
GSO to RIC
Richmond
Distance 281 km; estimated travel window 1h 11m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from GSO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Greensboro is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Piedmont Triad International Airport has 4 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from GSO, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Kernersville
kernersville · 12 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Greensboro
greensboro · 13 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
High Point
high-point · 17 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Thomasville
thomasville-4494942 · 27 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Winston-Salem
winston-salem · 28 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Clemmons
clemmons · 41 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lexington
lexington-4475773 · 42 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Burlington
burlington-4458228 · 45 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Asheboro
asheboro · 45 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Eden
eden · 46 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Salisbury
salisbury-4489985 · 68 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Danville
danville-4755280 · 73 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Piedmont Triad International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Raleigh/Durham (RDU), Charlotte (CLT), Richmond (RIC). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 10,001 ft / 3,048 m; identifiers 05L/23R, 05R/23L, 14/32.
- Runway surfaces: ASPH, asphalt, PEM; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: The Piedmont Triad Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1927.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from GSO. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Raleigh-Durham International AirportRDU
Raleigh/Durham · large airport
- Distance
- 106 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 435 ft (133 m)
Compare against RDU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Charlotte Douglas International AirportCLT
Charlotte · large airport
- Distance
- 134 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 748 ft (228 m)
Compare against CLT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Richmond International AirportRIC
Richmond · large airport
- Distance
- 281 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 167 ft (51 m)
Compare against RIC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Myrtle Beach International AirportMYR
Myrtle Beach · large airport
- Distance
- 284 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 25 ft (8 m)
Compare against MYR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in?▾
Piedmont Triad International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Piedmont Triad International Airport?▾
Piedmont Triad International Airport uses IATA code GSO and ICAO code KGSO.
Where is Piedmont Triad International Airport located?▾
Piedmont Triad International Airport is located in Greensboro, United States at coordinates 36.0994° N, 79.9373° W, with an elevation of 925 ft (282 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Piedmont Triad International Airport from central Greensboro?▾
Piedmont Triad International Airport sits roughly 13 km from the nearest mapped city center for Greensboro.
Which route reference is most useful from GSO?▾
Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from GSO.
Which authority regulates GSO?▾
Piedmont Triad International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to GSO?▾
GSO's curated peers in United States on this site include RDU Raleigh/Durham, CLT Charlotte, RIC Richmond, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Piedmont Triad International Airport have?▾
Piedmont Triad International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 10,001 ft / 3,048 m; identifiers include 05L/23R, 05R/23L, 14/32.