FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AKH |
| Lat/Long: | 35-12-09.5000N / 081-08-59.6000W 35-12.158333N / 081-08.993333W 35.2026389 / -81.1498889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 798 ft. / 243.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of GASTONIA, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28056 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AKH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SUN 1100-1700, ALL MON-SAT 0800-1700 CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL 704-460-5619 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 AND ODALS RY 03, PAPI RYS 03 AND 21 . - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.725 (704-868-9034) |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 134.75 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 134.75 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 127.2 |
| WX ASOS at CLT (10 nm E): | PHONE 704-359-0235 |
| WX ASOS at UZA (14 nm S): | 120.775 (803-981-9388) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IPJ (17 nm N): | 119.675 (704-735-6954) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CLTr279/9.7 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| FMLr325/16.0 | | FORT MILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 02W |
| SPAr077/39.5 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3770 x 100 ft. / 1149 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 35-11.883970N | | 35-12.430898N |
| Longitude: | 081-09.172183W | | 081-08.812867W |
| Elevation: | 795.5 ft. | | 779.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 028 true | | 214 magnetic, 208 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 90 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road, 292 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear | | 23 ft. trees, 349 ft. from runway, 139 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear 5 FT BRUSH 25 FT FM THLD OFFSET 47 FT RIGHT AND LEFT OF CNTRLN AND 7 FT TREE 182 FT FM THLD OFFSET 193 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GASTONIA PO BOX 1748 GASTONIA, NC 28053 Phone 704-866-6011 |
| Manager: | BUTCH PEARSON 1126 GASTON DAY SCHOOL ROAD GASTONIA, NC 28056 Phone 704-864-4363 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 38 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 137/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 18% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PARALLEL TWY UNLGTD. |
| - | 15 FT ROAD 292 FT FM THR L & R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | 50 FT DROP-OFF 124 FT FM DISPLACED THR L&R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT: FROM 2200-0600 PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO USE RY 21 AS CALM WIND RY & DO RUNUPS ON RAMP; NOT RY END. TO AVOID LOW ALT TURNS TO THE WEST REQ CLNC THRU CLASS B ASP FROM CHARLOTTE APCH. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| CHESTERFIELD THREE | |
download (378KB) |
| MAJIC ONE | |
download (315KB) |
| SHINE FIVE | |
download (324KB) |
| UNARM ONE | |
download (306KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (210KB) |
| NDB RWY 03 | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| BOBCAT TWO | |
download (356KB) |
| HORNET FOUR | |
download (392KB) |
| HUGO EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (590KB) |
| PANTHER EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (465KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (59KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCLT - Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (10 nm E)
KUZA - Rock Hill (York Co) Airport-Bryant Field (14 nm S)
KIPJ - Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (17 nm N)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (22 nm W)
KJQF - Concord Regional Airport (24 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Carl Murphy
Taken in October 2005
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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 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 22:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 14:29:36 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 09:29:36 |
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| METAR |
| KAKH | 251354Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC008 10/08 A3007 RMK AO2 CIG 005V010 SLP183 T01000083
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KCLT 10nm E | 251352Z 17008KT 10SM OVC005 10/09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01000089
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KUZA 14nm S | 251354Z AUTO 19003KT 8SM OVC008 10/09 A3007 RMK AO2 CIG 005V012 SLP181 T01000089
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| TAF |
KCLT 10nm E | 251120Z 2512/2612 24003KT 5SM -DZ BR OVC005 FM251400 23005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050 FM251900 20004KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM260800 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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