FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GLE |
| Lat/Long: | 33-39-04.9000N / 097-11-49.3000W
33-39.081667N / 097-11.821667W
33.6513611 / -97.1970278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 845 ft. / 258 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of GAINESVILLE, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 76240 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1839 FT MSL (1000 FT AGL), TURBOPROP & TURBINE ACFT 2241 FT MSL (1402 FT AGL). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. PAPI RYS 17 & 35 OPER CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.375 (940-612-3549) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 124.75/377.1 (GAINESVILLE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| UKWr071/32.0 | | BOWIE VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 06E |
| ADMr176/33.6 | | ARDMORE VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. FOR JET A FUEL AFT HRS CTC 940-736-4289 OR 940-902-1314. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 33-39.674550N | | 33-38.685450N |
| Longitude: | 097-11.968767W | | 097-11.991833W |
| Elevation: | 844.9 ft. | | 792.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 175 magnetic, 181 true | | 355 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 1303 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. pline, marked, 1100 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4296 x 80 ft. / 1309 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RY HAS AIM POINTS.
RY HAS AIM POINTS. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 33-39.304583N | | 33-38.824083N |
| Longitude: | 097-11.946400W | | 097-11.324067W |
| Elevation: | 826.0 ft. | | 792.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 133 true | | 307 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GAINESVILLE
200 S. RUSK
GAINESVILLE, TX 76240
Phone 940-668-4500 |
| Manager: | DAVID VINTON
2300 AIRPORT DR
GAINESVILLE, TX 76240
Phone 940-668-4565
AIRPORT DIRECTOR. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 70 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS. |
| - | HELICOPTER TAXIING PROHIBITED IN VICINITY OF BLDGS. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (244KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (192KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGYI - Grayson County Airport (26 nm E)
KDTO - Denton Municipal Airport (27 nm S)
0F2 - Bowie Municipal Airport (29 nm W)
1F0 - Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (30 nm N)
KSWI - Sherman Municipal Airport (31 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunset | | 20:19 | | 01:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:46 | | 01:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 01:18:57 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-May-2008 20:18:57 |
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| METAR |
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| KGLE | 120107Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KAFW
42nm S | 112320Z 120024 03007KT P6SM SCT300 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 BKN300 FM1200 13011KT P6SM BKN300 FM1800 16017KT P6SM SCT140 SCT300
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KDFW
46nm S | 112320Z 120024 03007KT P6SM SCT300 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 BKN300 FM1200 13011KT P6SM BKN300 FM1800 16017KT P6SM SCT140 SCT300
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KFTW
50nm S | 112320Z 120024 03007KT P6SM SCT300 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 BKN300 FM1200 13011KT P6SM BKN300 FM1800 16017KT P6SM SCT140 SCT300
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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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