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KGBD Great Bend Municipal Airport
Great Bend, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: GBD
Lat/Long: 38-20-39.3000N / 098-51-33.1000W
38-20.655000N / 098-51.551667W
38.3442500 / -98.8591944
(estimated)
Elevation: 1887 ft. / 575.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08E (1990)
From city: 4 miles W of GREAT BEND, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 67530

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1943
Sectional chart: WICHITA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GBD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0630-1800
AFTER 1800 BY REQUEST.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 & HIRL RY 17/35; MALSR RY 35 & PAPI RYS 11 & 29; 17 & 35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 119.275 (620-792-5019)
WX AWOS-3 at LQR (13 nm SW): 119.875 (620-285-8552)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY RUSSELL RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (GREAT BEND RCO).
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 118.8/337.4 (HUTCHINSON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HYSr137/36.0HAYS VORTAC110.4010E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HILYN105/2.233808EHIL .... .. .-..
LARNED044/13.729608ELQR .-.. --.- .-.
LYONS264/29.738606ELYO .-.. -.-- ---
PRATT345/37.535607EPTT .--. - -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 7851 x 100 ft. / 2393 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 28.0
Double wheel: 35.0
Double tandem: 86.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 38-21.471445N38-20.178203N
Longitude: 098-51.441733W098-51.429882W
Elevation: 1880.9 ft.1882.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 172 magnetic, 180 true352 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 4706 x 75 ft. / 1434 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 28.0
Double wheel: 35.0
Double tandem: 86.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 38-20.563372N38-20.180645N
Longitude: 098-52.173413W098-51.317372W
Elevation: 1886.4 ft.1882.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 112 magnetic, 120 true292 magnetic, 300 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF GREAT BEND
CITY HALL, BOX 1168
GREAT BEND, KS 67530
Phone 620-793-4111
Manager: MR. MARTIN MILLER
CITY HALL, BOX 1168
GREAT BEND, KS 67530
Phone 620-793-4168
AIRPORT MGR (620) 792-9446 (CELL).

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 33
Single engine airplanes: 27
Multi engine airplanes: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 62/day *
59% local general aviation
23% transient general aviation
11% air taxi
6% commercial
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 October 2012

Additional Remarks

CALM WIND RY DESIGNATED AS RY 17.
ALL ACFT ENTER TRAFFIC PATTERN AT 800 FT AGL EXCEPT TURBINED-POWERED OR LARGE ACFT AT 1500 FT AGL.
100LL AND JET A SELF-SVC FUEL AVBL NORTH END OF TERMINAL APRON. CALL ARPT MGR (620) 792-9446 FOR FUEL PRICES.

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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 35   download (184KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (219KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (254KB)
NDB RWY 35   download (184KB)
NDB-A   download (144KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (52KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLQR - Larned-Pawnee County Airport (13 nm SW)
KLYO - Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (30 nm E)
KRSL - Russell Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
KHYS - Hays Regional Airport (36 nm NW)
KPTT - Pratt Regional Airport (39 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KGBD (Great Bend Municipal Airport)
Photo taken 14-May-2008

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Sectional chart

 
Airport diagram
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Diagram of KGBD (Great Bend Municipal Airport)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5310:53
Sunrise06:2311:23
Sunset20:4101:41
Evening civil twilight21:1102:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 11:04:38
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 06:04:38
 
METAR
KGBD 181035Z AUTO 14014KT 5SM BKN008 OVC015 21/19 A2979 RMK AO1
TAF
KRSL 
31nm N 
181008Z 1810/1906 14011KT 5SM BR OVC008 FM181500 15015G22KT P6SM BKN020 FM182100 16019G27KT P6SM FEW020 SCT050 SCT250
KHYS 
36nm NW 
180916Z 1809/1906 13008KT P6SM BKN010 FM181600 15012KT P6SM SCT015 FM182200 15015G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Centerline Aviation, LLC UNICOM 122.80
620-796-2130
620-796-2130
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[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Great Bend Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Great Bend Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KGBD have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HIGHLAND HOTEL & CONVENTION CENTER 4.5 68-69
 

Other hotels near Great Bend Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN GREAT BEND 3.5 51-77
COMFORT INN GREAT BEND 4.0 95-105
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 4.1 54-69
GREAT BEND TRAVELODGE 4.3 47-64
BEST WESTERN ANGUS INN 4.5 67-129

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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