FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1589 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- RCO 116.6 T 122.1R (PRESCOTT RADIO)
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 |
| Gradient: | NE |
| 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: | 0.3% UP | | 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 |
| Touchdown point: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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. | | 10 ft. brush, 300 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 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 374
GILA BEND, AZ 85337
Phone 928-683-2733 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM L. MENARD
PO BOX A
GILA BEND, AZ 85337
Phone 928-699-9646
ALTERNATE NUMBER 602-702-0891. JESUS BALDENEGRO. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 68/week * | | 85% | transient general aviation | | 14% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 April 2011 | |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 05:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 19:24 | | 02:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:51 | | 02:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:10:49 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 00:10:49 |
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| METAR |
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KGXF
5nm SW | 172355Z 22010G17KT 10SM BKN190 34/M01 A2979 RMK SLP072 56015
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KLUF
37nm NE | 1801/1907 21009KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2975INS BECMG 1901/1902 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2983INS T33/1823Z T19/1812Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1802 NEXT 2014
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KPHX
42nm NE | 180520Z 1806/1906 25006KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM180900 12006KT P6SM FEW120 SCT200 FM182000 26010G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM190300 26006KT P6SM SKC
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