FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 |
| 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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 **NEW** | |
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 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 08:11:49 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 03:11:49 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAO | 130755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT020 25/25 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE T02500248
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KAXO
19nm SE | 122145Z 20009KT 7SM CB BKN020 BKN040 31/26 A3006 RMK CB ALQADS LAST
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| TAF |
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KHUM
22nm W | 130520Z 1306/1406 00000KT 5SM BR SCT200 TEMPO 1309/1312 3SM BR BKN020 FM131400 23007KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 1314/1318 VRB15KT 5SM TSRA SCT020CB BKN030 FM131800 26008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 1318/1320 VRB15KT 5SM TSRA SCT020CB BKN030 FM140100 00000KT P6SM BKN040 BKN200
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KNBG
26nm NE | 1223/1323 VRB03KT 9999 VCTS SCT025 BKN045CB BKN120 QNH2996INS TEMPO 1223/1302 VRB20G30KT 4800 -TSRA FEW015 BKN030CB BKN100 BECMG 1300/1302 22003KT 9999 NSW FEW020 BKN050 BKN120 QNH3002INS BECMG 1313/1315 26006KT 9999 VCTS SCT020 BKN050CB BKN080 QNH2998INS TEMPO 1315/1321 VRB20G30KT 4800 -TSRA SCT015 BKN030CB BKN100 TEMPO 1321/1323 VRB20G30KT 4800 -TSRA SCT015 BKN030CB BKN100 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1304 TIL 1311 T25/1309Z T32/1318Z
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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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