FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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: | 07W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GALION, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 AWOS-3 at 17G (12 nm W): | 126.625 (419-562-0297) |
| 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 | | 272/12.7 | | 372 | | 06W | | MF | -- ..-. |
| MARION | | 068/17.7 | | 201 | | 05W | | MNN | -- -. -. |
| ASHLAND | | 246/24.8 | | 329 | | 07W | | AAU | .- .- ..- |
| TIFFIN | | 138/30.3 | | 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 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: | 054 magnetic, 047 true | | 234 magnetic, 227 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 188 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 | | 78 ft. trees, 2350 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 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: | BART T. ANATRA
1229 N. PARK ROAD
CRESTLINE, OH 44827
Phone 419-544-4165
FBO 419-468-3637. |
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 29 June 2009 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (259KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (95KB) |
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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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:29 | | 23:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 17:56:47 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 12:56:47 |
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| METAR |
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KMFD
10nm E | 121652Z 24010G16KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN014 BKN021 OVC029 M07/M10 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP234 P0000 T10721100
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KMNN
18nm SW | 121653Z AUTO 27012G18KT 10SM OVC028 M07/M11 A3021 RMK AO2 SNE29 SLP250 P0000 T10671106 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KMFD
10nm E | 121252Z 1213/1312 25010G16KT 6SM -SN OVC025 TEMPO 1213/1216 2SM -SN OVC025 FM121600 27015G25KT P6SM OVC025 FM122000 27015G25KT P6SM BKN035 FM130000 26011G16KT P6SM SKC FM130400 26009KT P6SM SKC
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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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