FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | 0800-2000 |
| 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 |
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| 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: | MAJOR |
| 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 410 ft. from runway, 256 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
RY 14 +10 FT TREES 145 FT R AT THLD. | | 41 ft. pole, lighted, 730 ft. from runway, 280 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
+15 FT RIDGE PARALLEL TO RY 155 FT L. |
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: | | 190 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 158 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 287/day * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 15 May 2008 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| 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 04-Jul-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 09:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
| Sunset | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 10:07:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 06:07:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAI | 040955Z 00000KT 8SM CLR 15/14 A3001 RMK AO1
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KCGS
16nm SE | 040945Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 17/16 A2998 RMK AO1
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KFDK
18nm NW | 040948Z AUTO 7SM CLR 17/15 A2999 RMK AO2
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KFME
19nm E | 040948Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM CLR 15/10 A3000 RMK AO1
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KIAD
19nm SW | 040952Z 00000KT 10SM BKN220 16/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01560133
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KJYO
20nm W | 041000Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2999 RMK AO2
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KIAD
19nm SW | 040533Z 0406/0512 00000KT P6SM FEW090 FM041400 28007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM041800 29008G16KT P6SM SCT060 SCT200 FM050200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 BKN070 OVC120 FM051000 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC070
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KDCA
20nm S | 040533Z 0406/0506 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100 FM041300 29009KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM041600 29007G16KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM050200 27006KT P6SM FEW040 OVC070
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KBWI
22nm E | 040533Z 0406/0512 25004KT P6SM SKC FM041400 28010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM041800 30011G17KT P6SM SCT060 SCT200 FM050200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 SCT070 BKN120 FM051000 27003KT P6SM VCSH FEW050 SCT070 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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