FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GBG |
| Lat/Long: | 40-56-16.8019N / 090-25-52.0449W 40-56.280032N / 090-25.867415W 40.9380005 / -90.4311236 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 764.3 ft. / 233.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of GALESBURG, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) 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. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.975 (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: | 5792 x 150 ft. / 1765 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in poor 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: | 40-55.854077N | | 40-56.694858N |
| Longitude: | 090-26.189208W | | 090-25.595488W |
| Elevation: | 754.5 ft. | | 764.3 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: | 20 ft. tree, 881 ft. from runway, 269 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 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 | | 40-56.232367N |
| Longitude: | 090-26.211003W | | 090-25.443597W |
| Elevation: | 757.5 ft. | | 757.5 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: | 12 ft. tree, 225 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear | | 38 ft. tree, 928 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 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: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | 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 2010 | |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 03 | |
download (245KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (231KB) |
| VOR RWY 03 | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR RWY 21 | |
download (243KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (48KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 20-Jun-2009
looking northeast.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 18:19 | | 23:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 23:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 14:22:58 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 09:22:58 |
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| METAR |
| KGBG | 161355Z AUTO 25008G14KT 10SM OVC021 09/06 A2996 RMK AO2 T00920060
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| TAF |
KMLI 31nm N | 160759Z 1608/1706 26014G21KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 1609/1611 OVC018 FM161100 29010G17KT P6SM VCSH OVC018 FM161800 30010KT P6SM OVC025
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KBRL 33nm W | 160520Z 1606/1706 26010G16KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 1606/1609 OVC018 FM160900 29010G17KT P6SM VCSH OVC018 FM161800 30010KT P6SM OVC025
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KPIA 38nm SE | 160722Z 1607/1706 26005KT P6SM SKC FM160800 27010KT P6SM BKN025 FM162300 28003KT P6SM BKN035
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