FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GFD |
| Lat/Long: | 39-47-25.1550N / 085-44-09.9190W
39-47.419250N / 085-44.165317W
39.7903208 / -85.7360886
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 895 ft. / 273 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of GREENFIELD, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 46140 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MQJ (8 nm NW): | 124.175 (317-335-3037) |
| WX ASOS at GEZ (13 nm S): | 121.55 (317-398-0246) |
| WX AWOS-3 at UMP (17 nm NW): | 338 (317-842-3911) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HFY (19 nm SW): | 118.525 (317-882-5862) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 8A4 (19 nm W): | 118.250 (317-955-3160) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AID (20 nm N): | 118.375 (765-378-1510) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SHBr022/10.3 | | SHELBYVILLE VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 01E |
| VHPr092/29.1 | | BRICKYARD VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 01E |
| MIEr213/31.1 | | MUNCIE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 03W |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2165 x 150 ft. / 660 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD LIRL. NSTD SPACING OF LGTS ON PVC PIPES & GLASS JAR LENSES. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18 DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH THREE YELLOW TIRES EACH SIDE. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 39-47.665333N | | 39-47.335833N |
| Longitude: | 085-44.115167W | | 085-44.115167W |
| Elevation: | 896.0 ft. | | 897.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 165 ft. | | no |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. crops, 55 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear
RY 18 APCH SLOPE TO DSPLCD THLD 22:1. ALSO, +50 FT TREES, 195 FT NW OF APCH END. | | 60 ft. trees, 1230 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | POPE ARPT INC.
PO BOX 333
GREENFIELD, IN 46140
Phone 317-467-9740 |
| Manager: | LISA NEILL
PO BOX 333
GREENFIELD, IN 46140
Phone 317-467-9740 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Ultralights: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 79/week * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 44% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 18/36 SEASONAL CROPS 85 FT E & W OF RY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KGFD.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMQJ - Mount Comfort Airport (8 nm NW)
KGEZ - Shelbyville Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KUMP - Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (17 nm NW)
KHFY - Greenwood Municipal Airport (19 nm SW)
8A4 - Indianapolis Downtown Heliport (19 nm W)
KUWL - New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport (20 nm E)
KAID - Anderson Municipal Airport-Darlington Field (20 nm N)
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Times for 23-Nov-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2008 17:27:16 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2008 12:27:16 |
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| METAR |
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KGEZ
13nm S | 231653Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 03/M08 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00331078
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KAID
20nm N | 231653Z 19010G15KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3002
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KIND
26nm W | 231125Z 2312/2418 13005KT P6SM SKC FM231500 19009KT P6SM SCT250 FM240900 18008KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM241200 20008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015
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