FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GAL |
| Lat/Long: | 64-44-10.2000N / 156-56-14.6000W
64-44.170000N / 156-56.243333W
64.7361667 / -156.9373889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 153 ft. / 46.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 23E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99741 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| NOTAMs facility: | PAGA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 07/25; VASI RYS 07 & 25; REIL RY 07 & SALSF RY 25 - CTAF. SFL'S ARE ONLY ACTVTD WHEN THE SALSF IS SET TO STEP 5 WHICH IS ACCOMPLISHED BY CLICKING THE CTAF FREQ 7 KEYS WITHIN 5 SECONDS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.525 (907-446-3835) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 127.0/290.2 (GALENA RCAG).COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY FAIRBANKS FSS ON FREQ 122.20 (GALENA RCO).
- MIL CONTRACTOR CALL SPACE MARK ON 391.2 FOR ALL SERVICES.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GALr245/4.1 | | GALENA VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 23E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BISHOP | | 250/3.7 | | 331 | | 21E | | BZP | -... --.. .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
24 HR CREDIT CARD SYSTEM FOR PURCHASING 100LL & JET A FUEL. |
| Oil available: | CTAF FREQ 352.050 SIMULCAST WITH 123.0. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 7249 x 150 ft. / 2209 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 110.0 | | Double wheel: | 144.0 | | Double tandem: | 240.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RUNWAY MARKING FAIR TO GOOD |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 64-44.155222N | | 64-44.165108N |
| Longitude: | 156-57.602005W | | 156-54.819513W |
| Elevation: | 147.0 ft. | | 153.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 089 true | | 247 magnetic, 270 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 601 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left | | 4-box VASI on left |
| Approach lights: | | | SALSF |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/GS |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. berm, lighted, 375 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 50:1 FROM DSPLCD THR. | | 15 ft. road, lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 2786 x 80 ft. / 849 x 24 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 64-44.195400N | | 64-44.197867N |
| Longitude: | 156-56.861967W | | 156-55.792583W |
| Elevation: | 146.0 ft. | | 148.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 067 magnetic, 090 true | | 247 magnetic, 270 true |
| Obstructions: | none | | 63 ft. tower, 900 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF ALASK DOPTF NORTH REG
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99701
Phone 907-451-5217 |
| Manager: | MARVIN THURMOND
BOX 9
GALENA, AK 99741
Phone 907-656-1236 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/day * | | 47% | transient general aviation | | 21% | local general aviation | | 16% | commercial | | 11% | military | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 24 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| A70 1 | CIVIL FUEL AVBL DURING ATTENDED HRS MON-FRI. |
| - | POSSIBLE WINDSHEAR BELOW 2000 FT AGL ON FINAL APCH TO RWYS 07 & 25. |
| - | BAK-12B APCH END RY 25 CONNECTED. OTHERS REQUIRE 30 MIN PRIOR NOTICE. |
| - | MIL ACFT CTC GALENA OPS ON FREQS 372.2 OR 391.2 FOR SVCS. MIL UHF ONLY MUST REPORT ARRIVAL ON 352.050. |
| - | ARPT HAZARDOUS REPORTING ONLY PERFORMED DURING DUTY HRS UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENT IN WRITING WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT PO BOX 09 GALENA AK 99741. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS MONITOR CTAF. |
| - | ACFT MAY BE CLOSER TO LANDING SURFACE THAN THEY APPEAR TO PILOT. |
| - | ALL ACFT CARRYING EXPLOSIVE CARGO CTC AMGR 907-656-1236 24 HRS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. |
| - | TWY C CLSD DURG WINTER MONTHS. |
| - | SMALL ACFT PARKING AREA AND RAMP IN FRONT OF AIR TAXI OPNS IS LIMITED TO ACFT UP TO 12500 LBS. |
| - | GALENA WX REPORT AVBL ON 134.5 MON-FRI 1700-0200 EXCP HOLS. |
| - | WINDS ARE E DUE TO FMQ-13 WIND SENSORS BEING ACCURATE TO WITHIN ONLY +/- 4 KTS. ATC/WX WILL NOT INCLUDE/RELAY WIND CORRECTIONS INTO FORECASTS/PHRASEOLOGY. AIRCREWS WILL INCORPORATE A +/- 4 KT ACCURACY INTO THEIR DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR FLYING OPNS. |
| - | -21 |
| - | BE ALERT: AIR DEFENSE ACFT MAY SCRAMBLE AT ANY TIME. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON AND IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | JASU-4/MD-3/-2/MC-1 MODIFIED/-1/MC-2A/. |
| - | NUMEROUS OBSTRUCTIONS INVOF RY 07/25 NOT IDENTIFIED ON TERMINAL APCH PLATES. |
| - | FLIGHTS ORIGINATING OUTSIDE OF THE STATE REFER TO ALASKA SECTION OF U.S. AIR FORCE-FOREIGN CLEARANCE GUIDE. |
| - | ARPT MAINT DUTY HRS 0800-1600 MON-FRI EXCP HOLS. |
| - | FIRST USABLE 975' OF RY 25 IS CONCRETE - MAY DIFFER IN APPEARANCE AND BRAKING ACTION FM REMAINING PORTION OF RY. |
| - | (PAY PHONE) PAY PHONE AVAILABLE. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| HI-ILS/DME RWY 25 | |
download (140KB) |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (252KB) |
| GPS RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (177KB) |
| GPS RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (194KB) |
| HI-VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 07 | |
download (135KB) |
| HI-VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 25 | |
download (161KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (245KB) |
| VOR RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (236KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PANU - Nulato Airport (29 nm W)
PARY - Ruby Airport (38 nm E)
PAKV - Kaltag Airport (53 nm SW)
PAHL - Huslia Airport (60 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 05:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunset | | 00:02 | | 08:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 22:02:53 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 24-Jul-2008 14:02:53 |
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| METAR |
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| PAGA | 241545Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A2993 RMK VIA PHONE
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| NOTAMs |
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