FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3GV |
| Lat/Long: | 39-00-52.7083N / 094-12-53.4904W 39-00.878472N / 094-12.891507W 39.0146412 / -94.2148584 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 835 ft. / 255 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (2000) |
| From city: | WITHIN CITY LIMITS. |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 64029 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1956 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBIA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | COU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no RIGHT TRAFFIC INDICATORS WITH WIND TEE ONLY. |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; VASI RYS 09 & 27; REIL RY 09 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| KANSAS CITY APPROACH: | 118.4 |
| KANSAS CITY DEPARTURE: | 118.4 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.3 |
| WX ASOS at LXT (8 nm SW): | 124.175 (816-347-9807) |
| WX ASOS at MKC (19 nm W): | PHONE 816-471-2549 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ANXr213/6.3 | | NAPOLEON VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 07E |
| RISr105/18.9 | | RIVERSIDE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05E |
| OJCr061/26.5 | | JOHNSON COUNTY VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 06E |
| MCIr119/29.2 | | KANSAS CITY VORTAC | | 113.25 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LESUMIT | | 062/8.0 | | 263 | | 04E | | LXT | .-.. -..- - |
| MOSBY | | 165/20.3 | | 284 | | 03E | | GPH | --. .--. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4507 x 44 ft. / 1374 x 13 m WIDTH VARIANCE 44-45 FT. |
| Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in fair condition CRACKS WITH GRASS AND WEEDS GROWING IN THEM. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard RWY 09/27 NSTD MIRL; NO YELLOW EDGE LGTS LAST 2000 FT RY 27 & RY 09; ALL EDGE LGTS LCTD 13-15 FT FM PAVEMENT EDGE; ONLY 6 THLD LGTS RY 27 & LCTD 18-20 FT E OF THLD. |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 27 NSTD PIR MARKINGS; NO AIMING POINT; SMALL RY THLD; TOUCHDOWN & CNTRLN MARKINGS & INCORRECT SPACING. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 39-00.855333N | | 39-00.838833N |
| Longitude: | 094-13.416500W | | 094-12.465167W |
| Elevation: | 817.0 ft. | | 817.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 088 magnetic, 091 true | | 268 magnetic, 271 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 303 ft. RWY 09 NSTD DSPLCD THLD MARKINGS; SMALL ARROW HEAD; INCORRECT SPACING OF ARROWS & THLD BAR. | | no |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. rr, 200 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline RWY 09 1-20 FT GND 0-200 FT FM RY END L & R; +16 FT SIGNS 165 FT FM RY END 80 FT L; 10-25 FT ROAD 0-200 FT FM RY END 125-160 FT L; +18 FT TREES & BRUSH, 60-70 FT FM RY END, 63-90 FT R; +1-50 FT TREES & RR 0-200 FT FM RY END 200-250 FT R. | | 20 ft. rr, 200 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline RWY 27 +1-33 FT BRUSH; TREES; FENCE; RR; ROAD & BLDGS 0-200 FT FM RY END L & R. |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2206 x 20 ft. / 672 x 6 m WIDTH VARIANCE 20-25 FT. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. RWY 23 NSTD NPI MARKINGS; SMALL NRS; NO THLD BARS & INCORRECT SIZE & SPACING OF CNTRLN. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 39-00.844333N | | 39-01.040833N |
| Longitude: | 094-12.986667W | | 094-12.594833W |
| Elevation: | 818.1 ft. | | 833.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 054 magnetic, 057 true | | 234 magnetic, 237 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | NSTD, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. rr, 225 ft. from runway, 107 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. tree, 656 ft. from runway, 207 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | GRAIN VALLEY AIRPORT CORP BOX 255 GRAIN VALLEY, MO 64029 Phone 816-229-8868 |
| Manager: | ROBERT HACKETT BOX 255, 600 EE KIRBY RD GRAIN VALLEY, MO 64029 Phone 816-229-8868 AFTR HRS 816-588-2807 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 195 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 185 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 63% | local general aviation | | 21% | transient general aviation | | 16% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NTSD RY SAFETY AREA LENGTHS BYD EACH RY END. INSUFFICIENT LENGTHS, INCOR TERRAIN GRADES. NO RY SAFETY AREA BYD RY 27 & RY 05 ENDS. |
| - | NUMEROUS OBJECTS AFFECTING NAVIGABLE AIRSPACE AROUND EACH RWY. EXCERCISE CAUTION WHEN USING THIS FACILITY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 09 | |
download (200KB) |
| GPS RWY 27 | |
download (181KB) |
| VOR/DME RNAV RWY 27 | |
download (203KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 23 | |
download (172KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLXT - Lee's Summit Municipal Airport (8 nm SW)
KMKC - Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (19 nm W)
3EX - Excelsior Springs Memorial Airport (19 nm N)
KGPH - Midwest National Air Center Airport (20 nm N)
KRCM - Skyhaven Airport (24 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 29-Jan-2007
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 13:13 |
| Sunset | | 17:49 | | 23:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:17 | | 00:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 06:33:11 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 00:33:11 |
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| METAR |
KLXT 8nm W | 120553Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR M10/M17 A3063 RMK AO2 SLP390 T11001167 11050 21100 410221133 58001
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KMKC 19nm W | 120554Z 29003KT 10SM CLR M09/M17 A3066 RMK AO2 SLP394 T10891172 11044 21089 410171133 58002
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| TAF |
KMKC 19nm W | 120520Z 1206/1306 29004KT P6SM SKC FM121500 19007KT P6SM SCT150 FM130200 16009KT P6SM OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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