AirNav   Pilot Getaways
 
airports navaids fix Aviation Fuel airboss pilotshop iphoneapp
 1349 users online  

KGAB Gabbs Airport
Gabbs, Nevada, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: GAB
Lat/Long: 38-55-26.7280N / 117-57-32.4260W
38-55.445467N / 117-57.540433W
38.9240911 / -117.9590072
(estimated)
Elevation: 4700 ft. / 1433 m (estimated)
Variation: 15E (1985)
From city: 4 miles NW of GABBS, NV
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 89409

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1943
Sectional chart: LAS VEGAS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RNO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MVAr352/21.8MINA VORTAC115.1017E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 5900 x 65 ft. / 1798 x 20 m
Surface: dirt, in good condition
WEEDS +1' FULL LENGTH OF RWY.
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Gradient: 0.9%0.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2800 x 65 ft. / 853 x 20 m
Surface: dirt, in good condition
WEEDS +1' FULL LENGTH OF RWY.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NYE COUNTY
BOX 153
TONOPAH, NV 89049
Phone 775-482-8157
Manager: DAVID FANNING
250 N. HWY 160 #2
PAHRUMP, NV 89060
Phone 775-751-6855

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: 200/year *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 September 2011

Additional Remarks

RCMD LAND RY 08; TKOF RY 26 WIND PMTG.
RY 08/26 & RY 16/34 NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN RYS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KGAB.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNFL - Fallon Naval Air Station (Van Voorhis Field) (45 nm NW)
KFLX - Fallon Municipal Airport (50 nm NW)
KTPH - Tonopah Airport (66 nm SE)
KLOL - Derby Field Airport (74 nm N)
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (84 nm W)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

Richmor Aviation Stewart
AirBoss

 
Area around KGAB (Gabbs Airport)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest MapPoint Yahoo! Maps Google Rand McNally
Satellite photo at: TerraServer Virtual Earth

 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of KGAB (Gabbs Airport)
Chris Mullins
Photo taken 29-Sep-2004

Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Gabbs Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Gabbs Airport? Find the distance to fly.

From to KGAB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2014:20
Sunrise06:4814:48
Sunset17:2501:25
Evening civil twilight17:5201:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 22:02:18
Local (UTC-8)  12-Feb-2012 14:02:18
 
METAR
KNFL 
45nm NW 
122056Z VRB03KT 10SM BKN046 BKN060 BKN150 10/M03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP104 T01001028 58021
TAF
KNFL 
45nm NW 
1215/1315 VRB06KT 9999 BKN040 OVC100 QNH2988INS BECMG 1220/1222 30008KT BKN040 OVC080 QNH2996INS BECMG 1300/1302 VRB06KT SCT080 BKN120 OVC200 QNH2995INS BECMG 1309/1311 9999 VCSH FEW015 SCT030 BKN040 BKN080 OVC140 640409 651305 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1311/1315 8000 -SHSN FEW008 BKN030 OVC060 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1215 TIL 1220 T15/1222Z TM05/1311Z
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Gabbs Airport, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Gabbs Airport

Airport diagram from the Nevada DOT (PDF)
 
Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact