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KGYY Gary/Chicago International Airport
Gary, Indiana, USA

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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
CGTr046/9.6CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
EONr037/26.9PEOTONE VORTAC113.2002E
ORDr133/31.3CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME113.9002E
IKKr031/38.0KANKAKEE VOR/DME111.6000E
OXIr297/38.6KNOX VOR/DME115.6000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KEDZI122/14.524801WMX -- -..-
MICHIGAN CITY259/27.320301WMGC -- --. -.-.
LA PORTE287/29.735603WIUL .. ..- .-..

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 41-37.280735N41-36.633288N
Longitude: 087-25.302250W087-24.030795W
Elevation: 590.3 ft.591.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 126 magnetic, 124 true306 magnetic, 304 true
Displaced threshold: 713 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, 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: yesno
Centerline lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 41-36.736928N41-37.290240N
Longitude: 087-25.104948W087-24.819198W
Elevation: 589.1 ft.589.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 023 magnetic, 021 true203 magnetic, 201 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 42 ft. road, 1050 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear37 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
    
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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Aerial photo of KGYY (Gary/Chicago International Airport)
Photo taken 20-Aug-2006
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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Diagram of KGYY (Gary/Chicago International Airport)
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From to KGYY

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2012:20
Sunrise06:5012:50
Sunset16:2222:22
Evening civil twilight16:5322:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2008 18:53:24
Local (UTC-6)  23-Nov-2008 12:53:24
 
METAR
KGYY 231752Z 19008G17KT 15SM BKN250 05/M06 A3021
KIGQ 
7nm SW 		231825Z AUTO 20012G17KT 10SM CLR 06/M07 A3020 RMK AO2
KMDW 
18nm NW 		231751Z 19011G17KT 10SM BKN250 04/M07 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00391072 10039 21044 58017
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
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Gary Jet Center ASRI 130.95
219-944-1210
800-892-8178
[web site]
[email]
 The Gary Jet Center is Chicago's best approach! We are a full-service FBO located just 25 minutes from downtown Chicago, Illinois. We can accommodate all crews and passengers with limousines, on-site Hertz & Enterprise rental car, a pilot lounge with Internet access and cable TV, snooze room, conference room, complimentary crew cars, catering contacts and coordination, weather briefing room and often hangar availability. We also have an FAA-Certified Maintenance Repair station on-site.
 
NATA Safety 1st   U.S. Government Fuel   WSI Pilotbrief   AVTRIP   Crew cars   Enterprise Rent-A-Car   Hertz   Wireless Internet Access   National Business Aviation Association  
 
More info about Gary Jet Center


FS 
 100LL 
$5.30 
Jet A 
$4.17 
GUARANTEED
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FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Gary/Chicago International Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Gary/Chicago International Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KGYY have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
LEES INN SUITES MERRILLVILLE 9.1 75-76
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT MERRILLVILLE 10.7 110-151
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT HAMMOND 4.0 120-160
AMERIHOST INN HAMMOND 4.6 89-109
LA QUINTA INN CHICAGO/MATTESON 18.6 59-69
 

Other hotels near Gary/Chicago International Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOME TOWNE LODGE HAMMOND 3.1 
BEST WESTERN NORTHWEST INDIANA 3.6 77-110
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT HAMMOND 4.0 110-111
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT HAMMOND 4.0 200-201
RAMADA INN & CONFERENCE CENTER 5.2 73-92
SUPER 8 N HAMMOND IN 5.2 58-81
QUALITY INN HAMMOND 5.3 70-71

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Gary/Chicago International Airport

9 in Hammond
7 in Lansing, IL
1 in Calumet City, IL
3 in South Holland, IL
17 in Merrillville
1 in Hazel Crest, IL
3 in Harvey, IL
6 in Portage
1 in Calumet Park, IL
3 in Alsip, IL
4 in Matteson, IL
2 in Chesterton
8 in Tinley Park, IL
 

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Other Pages about Gary/Chicago International Airport

www.garychicagoairport.com
B&W aerial photo from the Indiana DOT
Page from the Michigan Airport Directory (PDF)
 
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