FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GCK |
| Lat/Long: | 37-55-39.1000N / 100-43-27.9000W 37-55.651667N / 100-43.465000W 37.9275278 / -100.7244167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2890.8 ft. / 881.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09E (1985) |
| From city: | 8 miles SE of GARDEN CITY, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 67846 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | WICHITA |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GCK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 620-275-5055. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 & HIRL RY 17/35; REIL RYS 17; 12; 30 & MALSR RY 35 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 12 & 30 AND VASI RYS 17 & 35 ON 24 HRS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR 48 HRS CALL AMGR (620) 276-1190/(620) 290-3810. ARFF INDEX B PROVIDED. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.15 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.325 (620-275-0803) |
| GARDEN CITY GROUND: | 119.0 254.4 [0700-2100] |
| GARDEN CITY TOWER: | 118.15 254.4 [0700-2100] |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 125.2/269.4 (GARDEN CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GCK at field | | GARDEN CITY VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 11E |
| DDCr270/34.3 | | DODGE CITY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PIEVE | | 351/5.9 | | 347 | | 09E | | GC | --. -.-. |
| SCOTT CITY | | 159/34.0 | | 256 | | 08E | | TQK | - --.- -.- |
| ULYSSES | | 048/36.4 | | 395 | | 09E | | ULS | ..- .-.. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR MILITARY FUEL CALL 620-275-5055. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 7299 x 100 ft. / 2225 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 76.0 | | Double wheel: | 91.0 | | Double tandem: | 125.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 37-56.354908N | | 37-55.152413N |
| Longitude: | 100-43.369207W | | 100-43.380253W |
| Elevation: | 2888.6 ft. | | 2876.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 180 true | | 351 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 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 |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5700 x 100 ft. / 1737 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 48.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 37-55.853578N | | 37-55.184692N |
| Longitude: | 100-43.996570W | | 100-43.164508W |
| Elevation: | 2890.7 ft. | | 2877.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 126 magnetic, 135 true | | 306 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GARDEN CITY CITY HALL, BOX 499 GARDEN CITY, KS 67846 Phone 620-276-1160 |
| Manager: | MS. RACHELLE POWELL 2225 S. AIR SERVICE RD. 112 GARDEN CITY, KS 67846 Phone 620-276-1190 FAX 620-276-1192 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 60 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 53 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 31% | commercial | | 8% | military | | 8% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 35 DESIGNATED THE CALM WIND RY. |
| - | AIR CARRIER OPS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED IN EXCESS OF 15 MINUTES BEFORE OR AFTER SCHEDULED ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE TIMES WITHOUT PRIOR COORDINATION WITH AMGR AND CONFIRMATION THAT ARFF IS AVBL PRIOR TO LDNG OR TKOF. |
| - | IN THE EVENT OF AN AIR CARRIER DIVERSION OR OTHER IRREGULAR OPERATIONS EVENTS, AIRCRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD CONTACT AMGR 620-290-3810. FACILITY CONSTRAINTS INCLUDE: LACK OF INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER PROCESSING FACILITIES, LIMITED NUMBER OF PARKING POSITIONS AND LIMITED TERMINAL SPACE FOR PASSENGERS. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTQK - Scott City Municipal Airport (34 nm N)
KULS - Ulysses Airport (36 nm SW)
KDDC - Dodge City Regional Airport (37 nm E)
KMEJ - Meade Municipal Airport (43 nm SE)
3K3 - Syracuse-Hamilton County Municipal Airport (49 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 07-Sep-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 20:38 | | 01:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 02:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 07:39:31 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 02:39:31 |
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| METAR |
| KGCK | 130654Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM -RA FEW032 BKN110 18/17 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP180 P0002 T01830172
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| TAF |
| KGCK | 130538Z 1306/1406 06008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC080 FM130900 09008KT P6SM BKN080 TEMPO 1310/1314 10010KT P6SM BKN015 FM131800 09012KT P6SM SCT040 PROB30 1319/1324 6SM -TSRA OVC030CB
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| NOTAMs |
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