FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 & REIL RYS 18 & 36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 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: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | no, no lights |
| 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: | JASON DUET
PO DRAWER 490
GALLIANO, LA 70354
Phone 985-632-1118 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 34/day * | | 64% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 10 January 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU DRI AFSS. |
| - | PAEW 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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (219KB) |
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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| 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-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunset | | 19:57 | | 00:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 00:40:12 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 19:40:12 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAO | 260000Z AUTO 24003KT 7SM CLR 30/22 A3009 RMK AO2
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KAXO
19nm SE | 251640Z 27007KT 7SM SCT015CB BKN060 32/27 A3014 RMK
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| TAF |
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KNBG
26nm NE | 252121 21008KT 9000 VCTS BR SCT030CB BKN060 BKN120 OVC250 QNH3006INS TEMPO 2103 VRB15G25KT 6000 -TSRA BR BKN020CB OVC060 BECMG 0204 VRB02KT 9999 NSW FEW025 BKN080 BKN150 QNH3000INS BECMG 1315 33005KT 9000 BR VCTS BKN030CB BKN100 OVC200 QNH2998INS TEM
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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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