FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5I6 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-35-03.1380N / 086-15-24.9850W 40-35.052300N / 086-15.416417W 40.5842050 / -86.2569403 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 786 ft. / 240 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of GALVESTON, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 46932 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes BLACK & YELLOW GND LEVEL SEGMENTED CIRCLE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3P at GGP (9 nm NW): | 118.5 (574-737-7310) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OKK (10 nm E): | 113.5 (765-452-3014) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GUSr235/6.0 | | GRISSOM VORTAC | | 108.45 | | 02W |
| OKKr290/9.7 | | KOKOMO VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 00E |
| MZZr285/26.9 | | MARION VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 03W |
| BVTr086/37.1 | | BOILER VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2720 x 75 ft. / 829 x 23 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18/36 EDGES & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH YELLOW & BLACK ALUMINUM STRIPS. |
| Gradient: | S |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 40-35.443333N | | 40-35.048000N |
| Longitude: | 086-15.416333W | | 086-15.416333W |
| Elevation: | 770.0 ft. | | 780.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 200 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. crops, 8 ft. from runway APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; 26 FT PLINE 650 FT FM THLD. | | 10 ft. crops APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; 10 FT CROPS 200 FT FM THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GALVESTON BOAC P O BOX 597 GALVESTON, IN 46932 Phone 574-699-6664 |
| Manager: | BILL YOUNG & JOHN ROBERSON P O BOX 597 GALVESTON, IN 46932 Phone 574-699-6440 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 50/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | INGRESS/EGRESS MUST BE COORDINATED WITH GRISSOM AFB APCH CTL ON FREQ 121.05 & ATCT ON FREQ 133.7. |
| - | CROPS 100 FT E & W OF CL ENTIRE LENGTH RY 18/36. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5I6.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGUS - Grissom Air Reserve Base (6 nm NE)
KGGP - Logansport/Cass County Airport (9 nm NW)
KOKK - Kokomo Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
I76 - Peru Municipal Airport (13 nm NE)
KFKR - Frankfort Municipal Airport (23 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ken Eldridge
Photo taken 28-Nov-2009
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 07:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunset | | 19:03 | | 23:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:31 | | 23:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 14:40:11 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 10:40:11 |
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| METAR |
KGUS 6nm NE | 161358Z AUTO 26013KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP141 T00980072
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KGGP 9nm NW | 161355Z AUTO 26010G18KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A2995 RMK AO2
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KOKK 10nm E | 161355Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A2993 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KGUS 6nm NE | 1611/1717 27009KT 9999 FEW050 SCT100 QNH2988INS BECMG 1615/1616 24012G20KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2989INS BECMG 1622/1623 26006KT 9999 BKN035 510801 QNH2992INS BECMG 1712/1713 20006KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC030 610609 520808 QNH2991INS BECMG 1714/1715 22012KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC030 610555 QNH2990INS T17/1620Z T06/1711Z
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| NOTAMs |
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