FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | 0800-1800
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY |
| 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 |
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| 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: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3770 x 100 ft. / 1149 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good 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: | 67 ft. trees, 662 ft. from runway, 305 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. trees, 333 ft. from runway, 51 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
RWY 21 APCH SLOPE 46:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GASTONIA
PO BOX 1748
GASTONIA, NC 28053
Phone 704-866-6992 |
| Manager: | RICHARD DUFFIE
1126 GASTON DAY SCHOOL ROAD
GASTONIA, NC 28056
Phone 704-864-4363 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 48 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | 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 12 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PARALLEL TWY UNLGTD. |
| - | RY 03 HAS 25 FT PLINE 400 FT FROM THR L & R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | RY 21 HAS 50 FT DROP-OFF 100 FT FROM 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CHESTERFIELD THREE | |
download (376KB) |
| MAJIC NINE | |
download (334KB) |
| SHINE FIVE | |
download (323KB) |
| UNARM ONE | |
download (304KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 |
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| BOBCAT ONE | |
download (342KB) |
| HORNET THREE | |
download (380KB) |
| HUGO SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (570KB) |
| PANTHER SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (438KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 |
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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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Click on chart to expand
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 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 10:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 11:53:08 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 07:53:08 |
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| METAR |
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| KAKH | 241054Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 20/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02000178
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KCLT
10nm E | 241052Z 33005KT 7SM FEW250 19/17 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01940172
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KUZA
14nm S | 241123Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 19/19 A3005 RMK AO2
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KIPJ
17nm N | 232325Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM SCT045 SCT075 24/22 A2993 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KCLT
10nm E | 240950Z 241006 00000KT 6SM BR FEW250 TEMPO 1012 5SM BR FM1300 02008KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM0100 06004KT P6SM SCT060
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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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