FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GWB |
| Lat/Long: | 41-18-25.8000N / 085-03-51.7000W
41-18.430000N / 085-03.861667W
41.3071667 / -85.0643611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 880 ft. / 268.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of AUBURN, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 46706 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-2200, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700
FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFTER HRS PHONE 260-927-1845. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RYS 09 & 27 & MALSR RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| FORT WAYNE APPROACH: | 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) |
| FORT WAYNE DEPARTURE: | 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.6 |
| IC: | 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SMD (11 nm S): | 124.55 (260-490-4030) |
| WX AWOS-3 at C62 (13 nm NW): | 119.925 (260-347-2967) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ANQ (20 nm N): | 118.175 (260-668-5630) |
- APCH CTL SECTORIZATION BASED UPON FORT WAYNE RWY USAGE.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OLKr083/(19.9) | | WOLF LAKE VOR | | 110.40 | | 03W |
| FWAr016/20.5 | | FORT WAYNE VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ANGOLA | | 182/20.0 | | 347 | | 05W | | ANQ | .- -. --.- |
| DEFIANCE | | 272/28.8 | | 246 | | 05W | | DFI | -.. ..-. .. |
| BRYAN | | 253/28.9 | | 260 | | 04W | | BYN | -... -.-- -. |
| HUNTINGTON | | 037/32.6 | | 417 | | 03W | | HHG | .... .... --. |
| STANLEY | | 328/33.6 | | 411 | | 05W | | VFU | ...- ..-. ..- |
| STURGIS | | 155/34.6 | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-18.424865N | | 41-18.434587N |
| Longitude: | 085-04.406780W | | 085-03.315215W |
| Elevation: | 870.4 ft. | | 879.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 089 true | | 274 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | none | | 39 ft. pline, 1100 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DE KALB COUNTY BOAC
2710 CR 60 SUITE 200
AUBURN, IN 46706
Phone 260-927-8876 |
| Manager: | RUSS COUCHMAN
2710 CR 60 SUITE 200
AUBURN, IN 46706
Phone 260-927-8876 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 65 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 51 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 56/day * | | 85% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (315KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (271KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (188KB) |
| VOR RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSMD - Smith Field Airport (11 nm S)
C62 - Kendallville Municipal Airport (13 nm NW)
KANQ - Tri-State Steuben County Airport (20 nm N)
KFWA - Fort Wayne International Airport (21 nm S)
0G6 - Williams County Airport (27 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Stemen Stock Photos
Taken in November 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Oct-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunrise | | 07:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 19:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 23:39:29 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Oct-2008 19:39:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KGWB | 132305Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3024 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KFWA
21nm S | 131721Z 131818 23007KT P6SM BKN250 FM0600 23006KT P6SM BKN100 FM1600 26008KT 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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