FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GBN |
| Lat/Long: | 32-53-15.1680N / 112-43-11.5860W
32-53.252800N / 112-43.193100W
32.8875467 / -112.7198850
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 858 ft. / 262 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 13E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of GILA BEND, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 85337 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 07/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GBN (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| Attendance: | DURING, LUKE AFB FLYING PERIODS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| GILA BEND GROUND: | 233.7 [OPERS SKED LUKE RNG PERIODS ONLY; CLSD HOL.] |
| GILA BEND TOWER: | 127.75 257.65 [OPERS SKED LUKE RNG PERIODS ONLY; CLSD HOL.] |
| APPROACH: | 125.45 SOUTH |
| DEPARTURE: | 125.45 SOUTH |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| RANGE CTL: | 122.775 CALL: SNAKE EYE 264.125 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GBNr195/4.7 | | GILA BEND VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 14E |
| BXKr157/34.4 | | BUCKEYE VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 14E |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 8500 x 150 ft. / 2591 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Elevation: | 825.0 ft. | | 881.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | VAS | | VAS |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Air Force |
| Owner: | USAF
LUKE AFB
GLENDALE, AZ 85301 |
| Manager: | BASE OPERATIONS
LUKE AFB
GLENDALE, AZ 85301 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RSTD: NO FAC. AUX TO LUKE AFB, USE OF AFLD RSTD TO EMERG SITUATIONS ONLY, OTHERS DESIRING USE AND C-130 OR SMALLER ACFT REQUIRE 56 RMO/CC APPROVAL NOT LATER THAN 24 HRS PRIOR DSN 896-5261. |
| E137-1 | CLSD HOLIDAYS. |
| E137-2 | AUX TO LUKE AFB; FLT TO GILA BEND RQRD PRIOR APVL OF DEP COMDR FOR OPS (DO) LUKE AFB. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KGBN.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGYR - Phoenix Goodyear Airport (37 nm NE)
KLUF - Luke Air Force Base (42 nm NE)
KGEU - Glendale Municipal Airport (44 nm NE)
P19 - Stellar Airpark (47 nm NE)
KCGZ - Casa Grande Municipal Airport (48 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 24-Dec-2005
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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 12-May-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:20 | | 02:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:47 | | 02:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 12:30:17 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-May-2008 05:30:17 |
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| TAF |
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KLUF
42nm NE | 120909 22010KT 9999 SKC QNH2962INS BECMG 1718 22012KT 9999 SKC QNH2953INS BECMG 2021 23015G25KT 9999 FEW250 510009 QNH2957INS BECMG 0203 23010KT 9999 SKC QNH2959INS T32/22Z T19/13Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1209 TIL 1213
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KPHX
47nm NE | 121141Z 121212 11007KT P6SM SKC FM1800 20009KT P6SM SKC FM2200 25018G27KT P6SM SKC FM0600 26010KT P6SM SCT250 FM0900 25005KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250
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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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