FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
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) |
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 excellent 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: | 50 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 330 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 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: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 15 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/day * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 May 2011 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (293KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (291KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 36 | |
download (310KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (49KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (47KB) |
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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr.. Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 17:47 | | 23:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:11 | | 00:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 16:02:00 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 10:02:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAO | 121535Z AUTO 36014G21KT 10SM CLR 03/M05 A3055 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHUM
22nm W | 121135Z 1212/1312 35012G17KT P6SM SCT250 FM121400 02011KT P6SM SCT250 FM130000 05006KT P6SM BKN250
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KNBG
26nm NE | 1209/1309 02010G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3044INS BECMG 1222/1300 05007KT FEW150 SCT250 QNH3037INS BECMG 1302/1304 VRB03KT FEW030 SCT180 QNH3028INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1209 TIL 1212 T00/1212Z T10/1222Z
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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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