FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GYH |
| Lat/Long: | 34-45-29.9000N / 082-22-35.1000W
34-45.498333N / 082-22.585000W
34.7583056 / -82.3764167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 956 ft. / 291.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles S of GREENVILLE, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29605 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GYH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1756 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23, PAPI RYS 05 & 23, MALSR RY 05 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR 864-277-3152. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 133.325 |
| UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 127.325 (864-277-5674) |
| DONALDSON TOWER GROUND: | 121.4 [0700-2100] |
| DONALDSON TOWER TOWER: | 133.325 269.25 [0700-2100] |
| GREER APPROACH: | 118.8 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 118.8 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.4 125.95 |
| WX ASOS at GMU (6 nm N): | 127.075 (864-239-0014) |
| WX ASOS at GSP (11 nm NE): | PHONE 864-879-0614 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LQK (16 nm W): | 120.0 (864-843-5801) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/322.4 (OWING RCAG) WHEN GREER APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SPAr235/27.6 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
| ELWr045/28.6 | | ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 00E |
| GRDr341/32.3 | | GREENWOOD VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 01W |
| SUGr190/39.3 | | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 8000 x 150 ft. / 2438 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 120.0 | | Double tandem: | 325.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-44.993448N | | 34-46.004035N |
| Longitude: | 082-23.098127W | | 082-22.071435W |
| Elevation: | 955.8 ft. | | 918.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 040 true | | 224 magnetic, 220 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.22 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.14 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 42 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 650 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GREENVILLE CITY/COUNTY
2 EXCHANGE ST
GREENVILLE, SC 29605
Phone 864-277-3152 |
| Manager: | PETER CEVALLOS
2 EXCHANGE ST
GREENVILLE, SC 29605
Phone 864-277-3152 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 124/day * | | 46% | local general aviation | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | 6% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 October 2009 | |
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.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| UNMAN ONE (RNAV) | |
download (180KB) |
| WHTTL ONE (RNAV) | |
download (153KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (313KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (248KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (253KB) |
| NDB RWY 05 | |
download (239KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (46KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGMU - Greenville Downtown Airport (6 nm N)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (11 nm NE)
KLQK - Pickens County Airport (16 nm W)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (23 nm NE)
KAND - Anderson Regional Airport (23 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 28-Sep-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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 13-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 06:49:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 01:49:09 |
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| METAR |
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| KGYH | 130555Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 01/M11 A3024 RMK AO2
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KGMU
6nm N | 130553Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 00/M11 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00001111 10039 20000 50000
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KGSP
12nm NE | 130553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M11 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP238 T10111111 10017 21011 58002
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KLQK
16nm W | 130555Z AUTO 10SM CLR M05/M08 A3022 RMK AO2 T10551084 10246 21099 402461099
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| TAF |
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KGMU
6nm N | 130525Z 1306/1406 32006KT P6SM SKC FM131600 22004KT P6SM FEW230 FM140000 20004KT P6SM BKN200
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KGSP
12nm NE | 130525Z 1306/1406 32005KT P6SM SKC FM131600 22004KT P6SM FEW240 FM131900 21008KT P6SM SCT210 FM140000 20004KT P6SM BKN200
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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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