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
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MVAr352/21.8 | | MINA VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 17E |
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: | left | | left |
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: | left | | left |
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 |
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| 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)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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.
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 14:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 14:48 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 01:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:52 | | 01:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 22:02:18 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Feb-2012 14:02:18 |
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| METAR |
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KNFL
45nm NW | 122056Z VRB03KT 10SM BKN046 BKN060 BKN150 10/M03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP104 T01001028 58021
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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
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