FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GYY |
| Lat/Long: | 41-36-58.6000N / 087-24-46.0000W 41-36.976667N / 087-24.766667W 41.6162778 / -87.4127778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 591 ft. / 180.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of GARY, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 46406 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GYY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30; MIRL RY 02/20, REIL RYS 02, 12 & 20 & MALSR RY 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LNDG FEE FOR ACFT 12500 LBS & OVER & ALL TWIN ENGINE ACFT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | ARFF INDEX C AVBL 4 HOURS PPR CONTACT 219-949-4922. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 125.6 |
| ATIS: | 120.625 |
| WX AWOS-3: | PHONE 219-944-0010 |
| GARY GROUND: | 121.9 [0500-2200] |
| GARY TOWER: | 125.6 [0500-2200] |
| CHICAGO APPROACH: | 133.1 |
| CHICAGO DEPARTURE: | 133.1 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IGQ (7 nm SW): | 119.275 (708-895-9526) |
| WX ASOS at MDW (18 nm NW): | PHONE 773-581-8094 |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY TERRE HOUTE RADIO ON FREQ 123.65 ( CROWNPOINT RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CGTr046/9.6 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| EONr037/26.9 | | PEOTONE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 02E |
| ORDr133/31.3 | | CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 02E |
| IKKr031/38.0 | | KANKAKEE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 00E |
| OXIr297/38.6 | | KNOX VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KEDZI | | 122/14.5 | | 248 | | 01W | | MX | -- -..- |
| MICHIGAN CITY | | 259/27.3 | | 203 | | 01W | | MGC | -- --. -.-. |
| LA PORTE | | 287/29.7 | | 356 | | 03W | | IUL | .. ..- .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 7003 x 150 ft. / 2135 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 157.0 | | Double tandem: | 250.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 41-37.280735N | | 41-36.633288N |
| Longitude: | 087-25.302250W | | 087-24.030795W |
| Elevation: | 590.3 ft. | | 591.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 126 magnetic, 124 true | | 306 magnetic, 304 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 713 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI 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 | | no |
| Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 44 ft. pole, lighted, 214 ft. from runway, 45 ft. left of centerline RWY 12: 38 FT POLES - LIGHTED, 188 FT FROM RWY END, 90 FT L OF CL; TREES, SHRUBS AND RR ENBANKMENT. | | 68 ft. pole, lighted, 2522 ft. from runway, 220 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3603 x 100 ft. / 1098 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 18.0 | | Double wheel: | 28.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 41-36.736928N | | 41-37.290240N |
| Longitude: | 087-25.104948W | | 087-24.819198W |
| Elevation: | 589.1 ft. | | 589.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 023 magnetic, 021 true | | 203 magnetic, 201 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. road, 1050 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 37 ft. pole, 833 ft. from runway, 289 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GARY/CHICAGO ARPT AUTH DIST 6001 INDUSTRIAL HWY GARY, IN 46406 Phone 219-949-9722 |
| Manager: | CHRIS CURRY 6001 INDUSTRIAL HWY GARY, IN 46406 Phone 219-949-9722 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 96 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 49 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 18 | | Helicopters: | | 13 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 108/day * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS; COYOTES & DEER & OTHER WILDLIFE AND MIGRATORY WATERFOWL. ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | UNCONTROLLED VEHICLES ON RAMPS NORTH SIDE OF ARPT. |
| - | RY 2/20 AVBL TO ACR WITH MORE THAN 19 PAX SEATS BTN RY 12/30 AND TWY A FOR TAXIING ONLY. TWYS A, A-1, A-2, A-4 AND TWY C NORTH OF RY 12/30 AVAIL TO AIR CARRIER ACFT WITH MORE THAN 9 SEATS. |
| - | TWY FOXTROT MIL USE ONLY. |
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| BOILER TWO | |
download (136KB) |
| GOSHEN FOUR **NEW** | |
download (262KB) |
| MOTIF THREE **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (443KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (301KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (242KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (229KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (225KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (224KB) |
| COPTER ILS RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (228KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (6 nm S)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (7 nm SW)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (8 nm SE)
KMDW - Chicago Midway International Airport (18 nm NW)
KVPZ - Porter County Municipal Airport (21 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 20-Aug-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
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 23-Nov-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 16:22 | | 22:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2008 18:53:24 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 23-Nov-2008 12:53:24 |
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| METAR |
| KGYY | 231752Z 19008G17KT 15SM BKN250 05/M06 A3021
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KIGQ 7nm SW | 231825Z AUTO 20012G17KT 10SM CLR 06/M07 A3020 RMK AO2
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KMDW 18nm NW | 231751Z 19011G17KT 10SM BKN250 04/M07 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00391072 10039 21044 58017
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| TAF |
| KGYY | 231737Z 2318/2418 19011G17KT P6SM SCT250 FM232300 20012KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM240900 22009KT 6SM -RASN BR BKN015 OVC025 TEMPO 2409/2413 3SM -SN BKN009 FM241300 27008KT 3SM -RASN OVC007 FM241600 31012G20KT 6SM -SHSN BKN015
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KMDW 18nm NW | 231737Z 2318/2418 19011G17KT P6SM SCT250 FM232300 20012KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM240900 22009KT 6SM -RASN BR BKN015 OVC025 TEMPO 2409/2412 3SM -SN BKN009 FM241200 27008KT 3SM -RASN OVC007 FM241500 31012G20KT 6SM -SHSN BKN015
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| NOTAMs |
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