FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GFL |
| Lat/Long: | 43-20-28.4000N / 073-36-37.1000W
43-20.473333N / 073-36.618333W
43.3412222 / -73.6103056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 328 ft. / 100.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GLENS FALLS, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 12804 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | OCT-APR 0800-1800, MAY-SEP 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1128 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 01/19; MIRL RY 12/30; MALSR RY 01; PAPI RY 19, & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 48 HRS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 518-792-5995. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.925 (518-743-1728) |
| ALBANY APPROACH: | 132.825 |
| ALBANY DEPARTURE: | 132.825 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GFL at field | | GLENS FALLS VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 14W |
| CAMr345/23.9 | | CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14W |
| RUTr264/30.8 | | RUTLAND VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 15W |
| ALBr026/36.6 | | ALBANY VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HUNTER | | 040/32.5 | | 356 | | 14W | | HEU | .... . ..- |
| SMUTO | | 247/35.9 | | 221 | | 15W | | DYO | -.. -.-- --- |
| JOHNSTOWN | | 071/37.6 | | 523 | | 14W | | JJH | .--- .--- .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF-SERVICE 100LL FUEL AVBL. FULL SERVICE FUELING AVBL AFTER HRS BY PRE-ARRANGEMENT; CALL 518-798-3091. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 110.0 | | Double tandem: | 180.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.140167N | | 43-20.963000N |
| Longitude: | 073-36.520833W | | 073-36.551667W |
| Elevation: | 321.5 ft. | | 324.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 012 magnetic, 358 true | | 192 magnetic, 178 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 120 ft. trees, 2640 ft. from runway, 840 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 103 ft. trees, 1230 ft. from runway, 580 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition
RW 12/30 - LONGITUDINAL CRACKING |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 39.0 | | Double wheel: | 53.0 | | Double tandem: | 76.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.488667N | | 43-20.258833N |
| Longitude: | 073-37.143500W | | 073-36.298333W |
| Elevation: | 328.0 ft. | | 324.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 110 true | | 304 magnetic, 290 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. tree, 1270 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 69 ft. tree, 1110 ft. from runway, 320 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
+4 FT GND 190 FT FM AER 230 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WARREN COUNTY
4028 MAIN ST
WARRENSBURG, NY 12885-0010
Phone 518-824-8830 |
| Manager: | DONALD DEGRAW
443 QUEENSBURY AVE, RM 201
QUEENSBURY, NY 12804
Phone 518-792-5995 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 50 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 97/day * | | 47% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 12% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RYS 12 & 19 APCHS OBSCURED FROM ONE ANOTHER DUE TO HIGH GROUND. |
| - | RY 01 PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APCHS PROHIBITED IN VFR CONDITIONS WHEN RY 19 IS THE ACTIVE RY. |
| - | GRASS AND SNOW SKI OPERATIONS PROHIBITED |
| - | FOUR OBSTN LGT POLES 1-1/2 MI TO 1-3/4 MI N OF RY 19. |
| - | BIRDS/DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 01 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY. |
| - | GRASS CUTTING EQUIPMENT OPS ADJACENT TO ALL OPERATIONAL SURFACES DALGT HRS MAY THRU OCT. |
| - | ULTRALGT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALGT ACFT USE 500 FT AGL LEFT TFC FOR ALL RYS. |
| - | DURING PERIODS OF SNOW REMOVAL OPNS NOV 1-APR 1 ACFT MUST CTC ARPT ON FREQ 123.0 10 MINS PRIOR TO LDG. |
| - | RY CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN THE ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
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 |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (317KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (344KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (77KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (21 nm SW)
KRUT - Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (31 nm E)
KDDH - William H. Morse State Airport (31 nm SE)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (32 nm SW)
4B6 - Ticonderoga Municipal Airport (33 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Pilot: Matthew Kreilein
Photo by: Chris Shevlin
Photo taken 21-Nov-2009
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| 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) | 13-Feb-2012 05:19:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 00:19:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KGFL | 130453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN100 M11/M16 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP130 T11061161 410671139
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| TAF |
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| KGFL | 121729Z 1218/1318 32009KT P6SM SCT040 SCT070 FM130100 30003KT P6SM BKN040 FM131300 27010KT P6SM BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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