FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GVL |
| Lat/Long: | 34-16-21.4572N / 083-49-48.8040W
34-16.357620N / 083-49.813400W
34.2726270 / -83.8302233
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1276 ft. / 388.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30501 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GVL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT REIL RY 04 AND HIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX ASOS: | 126.475 (770-532-4687) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 132.475(0615-0000) |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 132.475(0615-0000) |
| WX ASOS at 19A (15 nm SE): | 118.125 (706-367-1607) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LZU (19 nm S): | PHONE 770-339-7753 |
| WX AWOS-3 at WDR (19 nm SE): | 118.575 (770-868-0642) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AJR (19 nm NE): | 119.175 (706-778-3675) |
- CD PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/307.9 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG) 0000-0615.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.5/316.05 (ATHENS RCAG) 0000-0615.
- CD PRVDD BY GAINESVILLE RCO ON FREQ 122.55 0615-0000.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AHNr308/31.8 | | ATHENS VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 00E |
| PDKr046/33.3 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| ODFr226/36.6 | | FOOTHILLS VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 34-16.024167N | | 34-16.708333N |
| Longitude: | 083-50.275667W | | 083-49.558833W |
| Elevation: | 1274.6 ft. | | 1237.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% DOWN | | 0.7% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 041 true | | 224 magnetic, 221 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 130 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | none
TREE 250' LEFT. | | 8 ft. trees, 520 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear
TREE 250' RIGHT.
APCH SLP 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Gradient: | SOUTHEAST.
NORTHWEST. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 34-16.444950N | | 34-16.246567N |
| Longitude: | 083-50.049550W | | 083-49.291733W |
| Elevation: | 1274.0 ft. | | 1260.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% DOWN | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 107 true | | 290 magnetic, 287 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. trees, 1454 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear
TREELINE ACROSS APCH. | | 26 ft. trees, 720 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GAINESVILLE
P.O. BOX 2496
GAINESVILLE, GA 30501
Phone 770-535-6882 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM HALEY
PO BOX 2496
GAINESVILLE, GA 30501
Phone 770-535-6882 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 172 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 134 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 106/day * | | 52% | local general aviation | | 46% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 07 March 2007 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (262KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (300KB) |
| LOC RWY 04 | |
download (233KB) |
| NDB RWY 04 | |
download (244KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
19A - Jackson County Airport (15 nm SE)
KLZU - Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (19 nm S)
KWDR - Winder-Barrow Airport (19 nm SE)
KAJR - Habersham County Airport (19 nm NE)
47A - Cherokee County Airport (30 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 12-Jul-2007
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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 06-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunset | | 19:53 | | 23:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 02:21:43 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Sep-2008 22:21:43 |
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| METAR |
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| KGVL | 070153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02560194
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KLZU
19nm S | 062250Z 26006KT 10SM BKN110 28/20 A2997
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KWDR
19nm SE | 070200Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM SCT075 26/21 A3003 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KAHN
31nm SE | 062330Z 070024 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040CB BKN060 FM0400 24003KT P6SM SCT040 FM0800 00000KT 3SM BR SKC FM1400 28005KT P6SM SKC
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KPDK
33nm SW | 062330Z 070024 28003KT P6SM SCT035CB BKN050 FM0600 31003KT 5SM BR SCT060 FM1300 33007KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1314 5SM HZ
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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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