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KGEV Ashe County Airport
Jefferson, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: GEV
Lat/Long: 36-25-56.8000N / 081-25-10.9000W
36-25.946667N / 081-25.181667W
36.4324444 / -81.4196944
(estimated)
Elevation: 3178 ft. / 968.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (2000)
From city: 3 miles E of JEFFERSON, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 28640

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1977
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GEV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0900-1700
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY
FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL 336-877-1102.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28, VASI RY 28 & REIL RY 28 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 120.675 (336-982-5555)
WX AWOS-3 at 6A4 (20 nm W): 126.225 (423-727-4365)
WX AWOS-3 at UKF (20 nm SE): 126.625 (336-696-3788)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 125.15/263.0 (HICKORY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HMVr094/34.3HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC114.6004W
BZMr352/34.9BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME110.8006W
GZGr129/39.5GLADE SPRING VOR/DME110.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ASHEE276/4.741007WJU .--- ..-
MOUNTAIN CITY091/19.639604WJJO .--- .--- ---
WILKI327/24.720906WUKF ..- -.- ..-.
ZEPHYR287/34.332605WZEF --.. . ..-.
HILLSVILLE242/34.926906WHLX .... .-.. -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 4296 x 75 ft. / 1309 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 36-25.939435N36-25.953350N
Longitude: 081-25.619542W081-24.743765W
Elevation: 3177.5 ft.3100.1 ft.
Gradient: 1.8%1.8%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 096 magnetic, 089 true276 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.30 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 12 ft. brush, 221 ft. from runway, 114 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
32 FT TREES 90 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 177 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
7 ft. brush, 231 ft. from runway, 79 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
10 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THLD OFFSET 100 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ASHE COUNTY
150 GOVERNMENT CIRCLE, SUITE 2500
JEFFERSON, NC 28640
Phone 336-846-5501
Manager: ERIC PAYNE
639 AIRPORT ROAD
JEFFERSON, NC 28640
Phone 336-982-5144

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 33
Single engine airplanes: 32
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 28/day *
58% transient general aviation
38% local general aviation
5% military
* for 12-month period ending 19 August 2011

Additional Remarks

RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.
DEER IN VICINITY OF ARPT.
RYS 10 & 28 SAFETY AREAS HAVE 100 FT DROPOFFS 270 FT FM THLD.
RY 28 HAS A UPHILL GRADE.
CONSTN ACTVTY ON RAMP & TWY.
RY 28 HAS 100 FT DROPOFFS 90 FT LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

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 28   download (223KB)
LOC RWY 28   download (275KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (22KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6A4 - Johnson County Airport (20 nm W)
KUKF - Wilkes County Airport (20 nm SE)
KMKJ - Mountain Empire Airport (28 nm N)
KZEF - Elkin Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
KVJI - Virginia Highlands Airport (33 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4911:49
Sunrise07:1612:16
Sunset18:0423:04
Evening civil twilight18:3123:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Feb-2012 05:02:46
Local (UTC-5)  14-Feb-2012 00:02:46
 
METAR
KGEV 140455Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM SCT070 OVC080 02/M12 A3001 RMK AO2
KTNB 
18nm SW 
140435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT080 BKN090 01/M10 A3003 RMK AO2
TAF
KHKY 
41nm S 
131720Z 1318/1418 20007KT P6SM FEW230 FM140100 21003KT P6SM BKN130 FM140900 22003KT P6SM OVC080 FM141300 22007KT P6SM OVC060 FM141600 21011KT P6SM SCT050 OVC090
KTRI 
47nm W 
131758Z 1318/1418 20005KT P6SM BKN120 FM140400 VRB03KT P6SM OVC060 FM140900 00000KT P6SM OVC040 FM141000 19005KT 5SM -RASN BR OVC025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Ashe County Airport 336-982-5144
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100LL Jet A
PS $5.20 $4.90 
 Updated 13-Feb-2012
 
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Hotels near Ashe County Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN ELDRETH INN 2.5 70-89
HAMPTON INN WEST JEFFERSON 5.1 87-139
NATIONS INN 5.3 66-150

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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