FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GBN |
| Lat/Long: | 32-53-15.1680N / 112-43-11.5860W 32-53.252800N / 112-43.193100W 32.8875467 / -112.7198850 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 858 ft. / 262 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 13E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of GILA BEND, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 85337 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 07/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GBN (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| Attendance: | DURG SKED RNG PERIODS ONLY CLSD HOL. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| GILA BEND GROUND: | 233.7 [OPERS DUR SKED RNG PERIODS ONLY; CLSD HOL.] |
| GILA BEND TOWER: | 127.75 257.65 [OPERS DUR SKED RNG PERIODS ONLY; CLSD HOL.] |
| APPROACH: | 125.45 SOUTH |
| DEPARTURE: | 125.45 SOUTH |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| RANGE CTL: | 122.775 CALL: SNAKE EYE 264.125 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GBNr195/4.7 | | GILA BEND VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 14E |
| BXKr157/34.4 | | BUCKEYE VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 14E |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 8500 x 150 ft. / 2591 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 31 /F/B/W/T | | Single wheel: | 10.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Elevation: | 825.0 ft. | | 881.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right | | 2-light PAPI on right |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Air Force |
| Owner: | USAF LUKE AFB GLENDALE, AZ 85301 |
| Manager: | BASE OPERATIONS LUKE AFB GLENDALE, AZ 85301 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RSTD: NO FAC. AUX TO LUKE AFB, USE OF AFLD RSTD TO EMERG SITUATIONS ONLY, OTHERS USERS, C-130 OR SMALLER ACFT RQR 56 RMO/CC APVL NOT LATER THAN 24 HRS PRIOR, DSN 896-5261. |
| - | SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK. |
| - | CAUTION: RWY EDGE LGT ARE POSN 13' FR EDGE OF USABLE RWY SFC. |
| - | RSTD: HELIPADS LIMITED TO UH-60 OR SMALLER HELICOPTERS. |
| - | RSTD: HELIPADS ARE UNLIGHTED AND RESTRICTED TO DAY VFR USE ONLY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KGBN.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGYR - Phoenix Goodyear Airport (37 nm NE)
KLUF - Luke Air Force Base (42 nm NE)
KGEU - Glendale Municipal Airport (44 nm NE)
P19 - Stellar Airpark (47 nm NE)
KCGZ - Casa Grande Municipal Airport (48 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 24-Dec-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 13:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 13:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:33 | | 00:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 00:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 23:54:06 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Nov-2009 16:54:06 |
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| METAR |
| KGBN | 092255Z 36006KT 20SM FEW200 BKN250 30/03 A2997 RMK SLP138 SLP ESTMD
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| TAF |
KPHX 47nm NE | 091736Z 0918/1018 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 0923/1002 32005KT FM100600 11007KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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