FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GQQ |
| Lat/Long: | 40-45-12.2000N / 082-43-25.7000W
40-45.203333N / 082-43.428333W
40.7533889 / -82.7238056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1224 ft. / 373.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1965) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GALION, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 44833 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; VASI & REIL RY 23; REIL RY 05 1800-0600 - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RY 05 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| MANSFIELD APPROACH: | 124.2 |
| MANSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 124.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.8 |
| WX ASOS at MFD (10 nm NE): | PHONE 419-522-1375 |
| WX ASOS at MNN (18 nm SW): | 119.975 (740-383-3400) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 134.9/317.7 (MANSFIELD RCAG) WHEN MANSFIELD APCH CONTROL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MFDr224/9.2 | | MANSFIELD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 03W |
| BUDr067/(17.5) | | BUCKEYE VOR | | 109.80 | | 05W |
| TVTr306/32.5 | | TIVERTON VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 03W |
| APEr356/36.7 | | APPLETON VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MANNS | | 273/12.7 | | 372 | | 06W | | MF | -- ..-. |
| MARION | | 068/17.7 | | 201 | | 05W | | MNN | -- -. -. |
| ASHLAND | | 246/24.8 | | 329 | | 07W | | AAU | .- .- ..- |
| TIFFIN | | 138/30.1 | | 269 | | 05W | | TII | - .. .. |
| DELAWARE | | 037/33.4 | | 215 | | 06W | | DLZ | -.. .-.. --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL SELF SERVICE - 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3505 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 05/23 MARKINGS POOR & WEATHERED. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 40-45.008350N | | 40-45.398667N |
| Longitude: | 082-43.707067W | | 082-43.147817W |
| Elevation: | 1222.0 ft. | | 1218.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 047 true | | 230 magnetic, 227 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 188 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. pline, 476 ft. from runway, 270 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 1:1 TO DSPLCD THLD - OVER ADDITIONAL OBSTN +19 FT PLINE 220 FT FROM THLD - 410 FT R. | | 66 ft. trees, 2300 ft. from runway, 142 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GALION
301 HARDING WAY EAST
GALION, OH 44833
Phone 419-468-2818 |
| Manager: | LES SPRING
5710 SR 309
GALION, OH 44833
Phone 419-468-5115
FBO 419-565-3647. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 119/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | STUDENT TRAINING ACTIVITY. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 05 | |
download (234KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 23 | |
download (227KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
12G - Shelby Community Airport (7 nm N)
KMFD - Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (10 nm NE)
17G - Port Bucyrus-Crawford County Airport (12 nm W)
4I9 - Morrow County Airport (15 nm SW)
8G1 - Willard Airport (17 nm N)
KMNN - Marion Municipal Airport (18 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 07-Sep-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 09:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 10:06 |
| Sunset | | 21:05 | | 01:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:38 | | 01:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 09:40:40 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 05:40:40 |
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| METAR |
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KMFD
10nm E | 040852Z AUTO 27003KT 5SM BR CLR 14/13 RMK AO2 SLPNO T01440133 TSNO $
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KMNN
18nm SW | 040853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01330117 53002
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| TAF |
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KMFD
10nm E | 040527Z 0406/0506 VRB03KT P6SM BKN070 FM040900 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT070 FM041300 28005KT P6SM BKN250 FM041800 25008KT P6SM OVC100
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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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