FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GEV |
| Lat/Long: | 36-25-56.8000N / 081-25-10.9000W 36-25.946667N / 081-25.181667W 36.4324444 / -81.4196944 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3178 ft. / 968.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of JEFFERSON, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28640 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1977 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GEV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL 336-877-1102. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28, VASI RY 28 & REIL RY 28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.675 (336-982-5555) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 6A4 (20 nm W): | 126.225 (423-727-4365) |
| WX AWOS-3 at UKF (20 nm SE): | 126.625 (336-696-3788) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 125.15/263.0 (HICKORY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HMVr094/34.3 | | HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 04W |
| BZMr352/34.9 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| GZGr129/39.5 | | GLADE SPRING VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ASHEE | | 276/4.7 | | 410 | | 07W | | JU | .--- ..- |
| MOUNTAIN CITY | | 091/19.6 | | 396 | | 04W | | JJO | .--- .--- --- |
| WILKI | | 327/24.7 | | 209 | | 06W | | UKF | ..- -.- ..-. |
| ZEPHYR | | 287/34.3 | | 326 | | 05W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
| HILLSVILLE | | 242/34.9 | | 269 | | 06W | | HLX | .... .-.. -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4296 x 75 ft. / 1309 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 36-25.939435N | | 36-25.953350N |
| Longitude: | 081-25.619542W | | 081-24.743765W |
| Elevation: | 3177.5 ft. | | 3100.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.8% | | 1.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 089 true | | 276 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.30 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. brush, 221 ft. from runway, 114 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear 32 FT TREES 90 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 177 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 7 ft. brush, 231 ft. from runway, 79 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear 10 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THLD OFFSET 100 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ASHE COUNTY 150 GOVERNMENT CIRCLE, SUITE 2500 JEFFERSON, NC 28640 Phone 336-846-5501 |
| Manager: | ERIC PAYNE 639 AIRPORT ROAD JEFFERSON, NC 28640 Phone 336-982-5144 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | | 58% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 5% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 19 August 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS. |
| - | DEER IN VICINITY OF ARPT. |
| - | RYS 10 & 28 SAFETY AREAS HAVE 100 FT DROPOFFS 270 FT FM THLD. |
| - | RY 28 HAS A UPHILL GRADE. |
| - | CONSTN ACTVTY ON RAMP & TWY. |
| - | RY 28 HAS 100 FT DROPOFFS 90 FT LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
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 12 January 2012 at 0901Z and 9 February 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (223KB) |
| LOC RWY 28 | |
download (275KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6A4 - Johnson County Airport (20 nm W)
KUKF - Wilkes County Airport (20 nm SE)
KMKJ - Mountain Empire Airport (28 nm N)
KZEF - Elkin Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
KVJI - Virginia Highlands Airport (33 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Teel
Photo taken 10-Apr-2010
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Times for 04-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 17:54 | | 22:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 23:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2012 06:25:58 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Feb-2012 01:25:58 |
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| METAR |
| KGEV | 040555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M05 A3029 RMK AO2
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KTNB 18nm SW | 040555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A3031 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KHKY 41nm S | 040520Z 0406/0506 00000KT P6SM BKN200 FM041300 24003KT P6SM OVC070 FM041700 23005KT P6SM -RA OVC026 FM042000 21005KT P6SM -RA OVC021 FM042300 21005KT 4SM -RA BR OVC019
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KTRI 47nm W | 040532Z 0406/0506 00000KT P6SM BKN100 FM041000 00000KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 OVC080 FM041300 VRB03KT P6SM -RA SCT035 OVC060 FM041700 VRB03KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 FM050000 VRB03KT 3SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC015 FM050300 VRB03KT 2SM -SHRA BR BKN007 OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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