FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GAO |
| Lat/Long: | 29-26-27.9800N / 090-15-40.0350W
29-26.466333N / 090-15.667250W
29.4411056 / -90.2611208
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1 ft. / 0.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of GALLIANO, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 70354 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1987 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WIND INDICATOR OTS INDEFLY. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 18/36, REIL RY 18 & SSALR RY 36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.175 (985-475-5178) |
| NEW ORLEANS APPROACH: | 123.85 |
| NEW ORLEANS DEPARTURE: | 123.85 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LEVr331/17.9 | | LEEVILLE VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 02E |
| HRVr207/28.0 | | HARVEY VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 02E |
| TBDr112/32.5 | | TIBBY VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
SELF SERVICE AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6502 x 100 ft. / 1982 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 75.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 29-27.002717N | | 29-25.929957N |
| Longitude: | 090-15.660848W | | 090-15.673402W |
| Elevation: | 0.8 ft. | | -0.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 180 true | | 358 magnetic, 360 true |
| 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: | | | SSALR: simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | no, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 36 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | none |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Operational restrictions: | H1 CLOSED INDEFLY. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GREATER LAFOURCHE PORT COMMISSION
PO DRAWER 490
GALLIANO, LA 70354
Phone 985-632-6701 |
| Manager: | JOE WHEELER
PO DRAWER 490
GALLIANO, LA 70354
Phone 985-632-1118
AFTER HRS PHONE 985-475-6701. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 19 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 56/day * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 April 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU DRI AFSS. |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (265KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (271KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 36 | |
download (283KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (49KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHUM - Houma-Terrebonne Airport (22 nm W)
KNBG - New Orleans Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (Alvin Callender Field) (26 nm NE)
KMSY - Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (33 nm N)
L83 - Thibodaux Municipal Airport (35 nm NW)
KNEW - Lakefront Airport (38 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Chris Dillon - Cougar Helicopters
Taken in December 2007
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 18:29 | | 23:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:53 | | 23:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:54:26 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:54:26 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAO | 161435Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM SCT065 28/23 A3001 RMK AO2 T02830228
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| TAF |
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KHUM
22nm W | 161126Z 1612/1712 16003KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 TEMPO 1612/1613 4SM BR FM161500 18008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT050 BKN150 FM170000 18007KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 OVC060
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KNBG
26nm NE | 1607/1707 16004KT 9999 SCT030 SCT250 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1610/1613 VRB02KT 4800 BR SCT002 SCT030 SCT250 FM161500 19006KT 9999 SCT025 BKN050 QNH2996INS FM170100 18004KT 9999 SCT020 BKN035 BKN050 QNH2990INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1607 TIL 1611 T30/1621Z T22/1707Z
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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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