FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GBG |
| Lat/Long: | 40-56-16.8000N / 090-25-52.1000W 40-56.280000N / 090-25.868333W 40.9380000 / -90.4311389 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 764 ft. / 232.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of GALESBURG, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 61401 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1957 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GBG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT-SUN 0700-1900, ALL MON-FRI 0600-2030 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN HIRL RY 03/21 & MIRL RY 10/28 PRESET ON LOW INTST NIGHT; TO INCR INTST NIGHT & ACTVT HIRL RY 03/21 & MIRL RY 10/28 DAY; MALSR RY 03; REIL & VASI RY 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 109.8 (309-343-3711) |
| QUAD CITY APPROACH: | 118.2 |
| QUAD CITY DEPARTURE: | 118.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.7 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.6/316.1 (BURLINGTON RCAG) WHEN QUAD CITY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GBG at field | | GALESBURG VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 03E |
| MZVr153/24.8 | | MOLINE VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 05E |
| BRLr055/25.9 | | BURLINGTON VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 05E |
| PIAr294/32.9 | | PEORIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MACOMB | | 012/25.9 | | 251 | | 01E | | JZY | .--- --.. -.-- |
| KEWANEE | | 233/26.5 | | 245 | | 01E | | EZI | . --.. .. |
| CANTON | | 322/27.5 | | 236 | | 02E | | CTK | -.-. - -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SELF SERVE 100LL AVAILABLE 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5791 x 150 ft. / 1765 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 47.0 | | Double wheel: | 57.0 | | Double tandem: | 85.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 40-55.854047N | | 40-56.694872N |
| Longitude: | 090-26.189210W | | 090-25.595492W |
| Elevation: | 754.1 ft. | | 764.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 025 magnetic, 028 true | | 205 magnetic, 208 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 10 ft. ant, 650 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear |
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3600 x 100 ft. / 1097 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 40-56.345605N | | 40-56.232365N |
| Longitude: | 090-26.211022W | | 090-25.443608W |
| Elevation: | 757.1 ft. | | 757.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 098 magnetic, 101 true | | 278 magnetic, 281 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 49 ft. tree, 1472 ft. from runway, 360 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 62 ft. tree, 1631 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GALESBURG ROUTE 2 GALESBURG, IL 61401 Phone 309-343-4181 |
| Manager: | LARRY COX ROUTE 2, BOX 117 GALESBURG, IL 61401 Phone 309-345-3623 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 54% | transient general aviation | | 25% | local general aviation | | 18% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
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 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 03 | |
download (234KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 03 | |
download (199KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 21 | |
download (199KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
C66 - Monmouth Municipal Airport (9 nm W)
KEZI - Kewanee Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KMQB - Macomb Municipal Airport (27 nm S)
KCTK - Ingersoll Airport (27 nm SE)
KMLI - Quad City International Airport (31 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 12:59 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:07 | | 23:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 07:17:33 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 23-Nov-2009 01:17:33 |
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| METAR |
| KGBG | 230645Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3005 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMLI 31nm N | 230520Z 2306/2406 09003KT P6SM SCT200 TEMPO 2306/2307 5SM BR FM230700 12005KT 6SM BR FEW200 TEMPO 2307/2311 3SM BR FM231100 11004KT 2SM BR BKN060 FM231500 13005KT P6SM BKN200
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KBRL 33nm W | 230520Z 2306/2406 12006KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250 FM230800 12005KT 6SM BR FEW200 TEMPO 2308/2312 3SM BR FM231200 11004KT 2SM BR BKN060 FM231500 13005KT P6SM BKN200
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KPIA 38nm SE | 230520Z 2306/2406 10005KT P6SM BKN150 FM231500 15006KT P6SM BKN150 FM232100 14005KT P6SM SCT250 FM240300 13005KT 5SM BR SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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