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KGBN Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport
Gila Bend, Arizona, USA

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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
GBNr195/4.7GILA BEND VORTAC116.6014E
BXKr157/34.4BUCKEYE VORTAC110.6014E

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Elevation: 825.0 ft.881.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on right2-light PAPI on right
Runway end identifier lights: nono

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 of KGBN (Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport)
Photo taken 24-Dec-2005

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3113:31
Sunrise06:5713:57
Sunset17:3300:33
Evening civil twilight17:5800:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 23:54:06
Local (UTC-7)  09-Nov-2009 16:54:06
 
METAR
KGBN 092255Z 36006KT 20SM FEW200 BKN250 30/03 A2997 RMK SLP138 SLP ESTMD
TAF
KPHX 
47nm NE 
091736Z 0918/1018 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 0923/1002 32005KT FM100600 11007KT P6SM BKN250
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Hotels near Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICA S CHOICE INN AND SUITES 3.9 60-80
BEST WESTERN SPACE AGE LODGE 4.2 81-98
KNIGHTS INN GILA BEND 4.4 40-60

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