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3GV East Kansas City Airport
Grain Valley, Missouri, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 3GV
Lat/Long: 39-00-56.0240N / 094-12-47.8090W
39-00.933733N / 094-12.796817W
39.0155622 / -94.2132803
(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
ANXr212/6.2NAPOLEON VORTAC114.0007E
RISr104/18.9RIVERSIDE VOR/DME111.4005E
OJCr061/26.6JOHNSON COUNTY VOR/DME113.0006E
MCIr119/29.3KANSAS CITY VORTAC113.2505E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LESUMIT062/8.126304ELXT .-.. -..- -
MOSBY165/20.328403EGPH --. .--. ....

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: 4501 x 44 ft. / 1372 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: 
Single wheel: 11.0
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: 39-00.855333N39-00.838833N
Longitude: 094-13.416500W094-12.465167W
Elevation: 817.0 ft.817.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 088 magnetic, 091 true268 magnetic, 271 true
Displaced threshold: 300 ft.
RWY 09 NSTD DSPLCD THLD MARKINGS; SMALL ARROW HEAD; INCORRECT SPACING OF ARROWS & THLD BAR.		no
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, 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 lightsyes, 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: 2200 x 20 ft. / 671 x 6 m
WIDTH VARIANCE 20-25 FT.
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 11.0
Runway edge markings: RWY 23 NSTD NPI MARKINGS; SMALL NRS; NO THLD BARS & INCORRECT SIZE & SPACING OF CNTRLN.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 39-00.844333N39-01.040833N
Longitude: 094-12.986667W094-12.594833W
Elevation: 818.0 ft.833.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 20 ft. rr, 225 ft. from runway, 107 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear53 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 WALNUT & KIRBY RD
GRAIN VALLEY, MO 64029
Phone 816-229-8868
Manager: RICHARD AND DIONNE WHITE
BOX 255, WALNUT & KIRBY RD
GRAIN VALLEY, MO 64029
Phone 816-847-8553
AFTR HRS 816-588-2807

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 200
Single engine airplanes: 190
Multi engine airplanes: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 44/day *
57% local general aviation
24% transient general aviation
18% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 12 September 2007

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 09   download (197KB)
GPS RWY 27   download (181KB)
VOR/DME RNAV RWY 27   download (205KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 23   download (178KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLXT - Lee's Summit Municipal Airport (8 nm SW)
4K3 - Lexington Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)
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)
  
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Area around 3GV (East Kansas City Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 3GV (East Kansas City Airport)
Photo taken 29-Jan-2007
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From to 3GV

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2512:25
Sunrise06:5312:53
Sunset17:0823:08
Evening civil twilight17:3623:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 09:28:37
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 03:28:37
 
METAR
KLXT 
8nm W 		080853Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01500117 53008
KMKC 
19nm W 		080854Z 20007KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01610122 53008
TAF
KMKC 
19nm W 		080520Z 0806/0906 18007KT P6SM SCT250 FM081600 20013G24KT P6SM SCT250 FM082300 20009KT P6SM BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Grain Valley Airport Corp. 816-229-8868
[email]
 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, ...

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AS 
 100LL 
$3.92 
Jet A 
$3.30 
 Updated 02-Nov-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the East Kansas City Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the East Kansas City Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into 3GV have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
TRAVELODGE GRAIN VALLEY 1.1 56-70
SUPER 8 BLUE SPRINGS 4.8 55-107
 

Other hotels near East Kansas City Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN GRAIN VALLEY 0.9 70-80
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT BLUE SPRINGS 1.7 109-110
DAYS INN BLUE SPRINGS 3.1 51-75
QUALITY INN KANSAS CITY/BLUE SPRINGS 3.2 115-128
BLUE SPRINGS INN AND SUITES 3.3 63-73
KANSAS CITYBLUE SPRINGS MO 3.4 89-130
COMFORT INN - BLUE SPRINGS 3.5 80-90
DAYS INN OAK GROVE 4.3 59-80
ECONO LODGE OAK GROVE 4.7 55-56
NIGHTS INN & SUITES 5.1 47-48
LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES, BLUE SPRINGS 5.1 89-134

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near East Kansas City Airport

2 in Grain Valley
9 in Blue Springs
2 in Oak Grove
6 in Lees Summit
11 in Independence
 

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Other Pages about East Kansas City Airport

www.grassrootsaviation.com/3gv.htm
Page from the Missouri Airport Directory (PDF)
 
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