FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | E63 |
| Lat/Long: | 32-57-36.6100N / 112-40-25.0950W
32-57.610167N / 112-40.418250W
32.9601694 / -112.6736375
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 789 ft. / 240 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 13E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of GILA BEND, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 85337 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PRC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1589 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GBN at field | | GILA BEND VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 14E |
| BXKr152/30.6 | | BUCKEYE VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 14E |
| TFDr265/38.8 | | STANFIELD VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 12E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5200 x 75 ft. / 1585 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 32-57.379833N | | 32-57.840500N |
| Longitude: | 112-40.847333W | | 112-39.989167W |
| Elevation: | 774.2 ft. | | 788.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. tree, 356 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
RY 04 +2 FT BERM 115 FT RIGHT OF RY CENTERLINE ENTIRE LENGHT OF RY, 3 TO 5 FT BRUSH 0B IN RSA. | | 17 ft. tree, 251 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
RY 22 8 FT BUSH 145 FT FM RY END 95 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN, 3 TO 5 FT BERM IN PRIMARY SURFACE 110 FEET LEFT, 3 TO 7 FT BRUSH IN RSA. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF GILA BEND
PO BOX A
GILA BEND, AZ 85337
Phone 928-683-2255 |
| Manager: | JESUS BALDENEGRO
PO BOX A
GILA BEND, AZ 85337
Phone 928-683-2255 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 78% | local general aviation | | 21% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AREA BESIDES RWY NARROWS TO 30' AT CULVERT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at E63.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGYR - Phoenix Goodyear Airport (32 nm NE)
KLUF - Luke Air Force Base (37 nm NE)
KGEU - Glendale Municipal Airport (39 nm NE)
P19 - Stellar Airpark (43 nm NE)
KPHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (44 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 05:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:21 | | 02:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:48 | | 02:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 20:28:01 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 13-May-2008 13:28:01 |
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| METAR |
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KGBN
6nm S | 131955Z 34011G22KT 20SM BKN080 26/01 A2979 RMK SLP076 ALSTG/SLP ESTMD
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KLUF
37nm NE | 131717 04015G25KT 9999 VCSH FEW080 FEW110 SCT200 510009 QNH2970INS BECMG 1819 33015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT080 BKN110 510009 QNH2968INS BECMG 2021 33012G18KT 9999 FEW080 SCT110 QNH2969INS BECMG 0001 33009KT 9999 SKC QNH2972INS T26/23Z T19/13Z
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KPHX
42nm NE | 131749Z 131818 05011KT P6SM SCT090 BKN120 TEMPO 1820 VRB06KT FM2000 29011KT P6SM SCT090 BKN120 TEMPO 2024 29014G24KT BKN090CB OVC120 FM0300 VRB06KT P6SM FEW120 FM0600 11006KT P6SM BKN250
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