FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GAI |
| Lat/Long: | 39-10-06.0000N / 077-09-57.6000W 39-10.100000N / 077-09.960000W 39.1683333 / -77.1660000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 539 ft. / 164.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GAITHERSBURG, MD |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 20879 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1960 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1539 ft. MSL 1000'AGL (1539' MSL) TURBINE AND JET 1500' AGL (2039' MSL) HELICOPTERS 800' AGL (1339' MSL). |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & REIL RY 14/32 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 128.7 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 128.7 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CGS (16 nm SE): | 121.225 (301-864-5497) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FDK (18 nm NW): | 124.875 (301-600-1457) |
| WX AWOS-3 at JYO (19 nm W): | 125.225 (703-777-3781) |
| WX ASOS at IAD (19 nm SW): | PHONE 703-661-2990 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FME (20 nm E): | 123.925 |
| WX ASOS at DCA (20 nm S): | PHONE 703-412-8140 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FDKr154/(17.6) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| DCAr351/19.5 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
| AMLr053/19.8 | | ARMEL VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| EMIr212/21.4 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| BALr281/23.5 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
| ADWr337/25.8 | | ANDREWS VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 10W |
| OTTr335/34.0 | | NOTTINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10W |
| MRBr119/34.3 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL 0800-2000; REQUEST ON 122.85. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4202 x 75 ft. / 1281 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 39-10.310615N | | 39-09.890302N |
| Longitude: | 077-10.313343W | | 077-09.606908W |
| Elevation: | 493.3 ft. | | 538.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 127 true | | 316 magnetic, 307 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 103 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear RY 14 HAS +20 FT TREES 145 FT R OF THLD. | | 27 ft. pole, lighted, 745 ft. from runway, 286 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear RY 32 HAS +15 FT RIDGE PARALLEL TO RY 155 FT L; +6FT FENCE PARALLEL TO RY 180 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY REV AUTH 101 MONROE ST 4TH FLOOR, SUITE 410 ROCKVILLE, MD 20850 Phone 301-762-9080 |
| Manager: | JOHN LUKE III 7940 AIRPARK DR GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879 Phone 301-963-7100 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 140 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 118 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 140/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 30% | transient general aviation | | 16% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 10 May 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT DEP RY 32; TURN RIGHT TO AT LEAST 340 DEGS; JETS REFRAIN FROM RY 32 TAKEOFF BTWN 2300-0700. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | HELICOPTERS REFRAIN FM AIR TAXI OVER PAVED PARKING RAMPS. |
| - | 30 FT DOWNSLOPE 75 FT L/R OF CNTRLN AT THLD TO 150 FT BOTH SIDES. |
| - | ARPT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ACFT WITH WING SPAN IN EXCESS OF 79 FT & GROSS WT IN EXCESS OF 48,000 POUNDS. |
| - | SOUTH RAMP NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AIRCRAFT W/ WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 79 FT OR WEIGHT GREATER THAN 40,000 LBS. |
| - | BE ALERT SFRA PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. |
| - | PREFERRED CALM WIND RY 14. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (217KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (230KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCGS - College Park Airport (16 nm SE)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (18 nm NW)
KJYO - Leesburg Executive Airport (19 nm W)
KIAD - Washington Dulles International Airport (19 nm SW)
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (19 nm N)
KFME - Tipton Airport (20 nm E)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (20 nm S)
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:40 | | 22:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 23:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 20:32:05 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Feb-2012 15:32:05 |
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| METAR |
| KGAI | 111955Z AUTO 31017G30KT 3SM FEW005 SCT014 BKN044 02/M02 A2968 RMK AO1
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KCGS 16nm SE | 110105Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT038 BKN044 OVC090 06/00 A2997 RMK AO1
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KFDK 18nm NW | 110100Z AUTO 03004KT 5SM BR SCT007 BKN085 OVC110 01/01 A3000 RMK AO2
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KFME 19nm E | 110103Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM SCT038 BKN048 BKN060 04/00 A2999 RMK AO1
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KIAD 19nm SW | 111952Z 31019G23KT 10SM FEW012 SCT031 BKN050 BKN180 01/M02 A2967 RMK AO2 PK WND 31031/1919 SNB23E42 SLP050 P0003 T00111022 $
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KJYO 20nm W | 111955Z AUTO 31014G32KT 10SM SCT065 OVC080 01/M02 A2968 RMK AO2
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KIAD 19nm SW | 111945Z 1120/1224 32020G30KT P6SM VCSH SCT006 BKN035 OVC070 FM120000 32025G40KT P6SM BKN035 OVC070 FM120500 32020G30KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080 FM121100 30014G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM121500 30018G26KT P6SM SCT040
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KDCA 20nm S | 111924Z 1119/1218 32010KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN030 OVC060 FM112000 32020G35KT 1/2SM SHSN FG BKN010 OVC030 FM112100 31020G30KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC070 FM120100 32025G40KT P6SM BKN035 OVC070 FM120600 32020G30KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080 FM121100 30014G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM121500 30020G28KT P6SM SCT040
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KBWI 22nm E | 111851Z 1119/1224 31008KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN015 OVC030 FM112100 31015G25KT 1SM -SHSN BR BKN010 OVC030 FM112200 30020G30KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC070 FM120200 31025G40KT P6SM BKN035 OVC070 FM120800 30018G25KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080 FM121100 29014G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM121500 29020G28KT P6SM SCT040
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| NOTAMs |
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support |
| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Fuel Prices | | Comments | |
| DC Metro Aviation Services |
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301-963-8043 [web site] [email] |
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Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Rental cars, ...
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| Phillips 66 | | 100LL | Jet A | | FS | | $6.52 | | $5.99 | | SS | | $6.02 | | --- | | Updated 09-Feb-2012 |
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities |
| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Comments | |
| Octopus Flying Club |
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240-731-1881 [web site] [email] |
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Flight training, Flying club
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toll-free 1-800-940-2359 [web site] [email] |
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Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft charters, Aircraft sales / leasing / brokerage, Aircraft management, Computerized weather, Internet access
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240-246-7529 [web site] [email] |
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Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Pilot supplies, Computerized weather, Internet access, Restrooms
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops |
| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Distance | | Comments | |
| The Airport Cafe |
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301-330-2222
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