FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; VASI RYS 09 & 27; REIL RY 09 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity RY 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 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: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 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: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 201 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 185 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 33/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
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. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 09 | |
download (175KB) |
| GPS RWY 27 | |
download (147KB) |
| VOR/DME RNAV RWY 27 | |
download (165KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 23 | |
download (140KB) |
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)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Yahoo!
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Richard Bullock
Photo taken 21-Jul-2012
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of East Kansas City Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|
CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:03 | | 00:03 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:55:26 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:55:26 |
|
| METAR |
KLXT 8nm W | 161653Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM SCT027 11/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01110039
|
KMKC 19nm W | 161654Z 26006KT 10SM FEW030 11/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01110033
|
KGPH 20nm N | 161655Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM OVC029 11/03 A3008 RMK AO2
|
|
| TAF |
KMKC 19nm W | 161120Z 1612/1712 30009KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 1612/1614 BKN028 FM161800 28006KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|