FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GEV |
| Lat/Long: | 36-25-56.7520N / 081-25-10.8650W 36-25.945867N / 081-25.181083W 36.4324311 / -81.4196847 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3180 ft. / 969.3 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 | | 287/34.4 | | 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: | 4293 x 75 ft. / 1309 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 28 MARKING FADED. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 36-25.939867N | | 36-25.953583N |
| Longitude: | 081-25.619750W | | 081-24.744417W |
| Elevation: | 3179.7 ft. | | 3102.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.8% | | 1.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 089 true | | 276 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | 23 ft. trees, 274 ft. from runway, 167 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear 42 FT TREES 91 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 224 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 5 ft. brush, 229 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear 5 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: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Helicopters: | | 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 29 August 2008 | |
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, 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download |
| LOC RWY 28 | |
download (209KB) |
| 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 |
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Photo taken 22-Dec-2009
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunset | | 18:00 | | 23:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 08:19:37 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 03:19:37 |
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| METAR |
| KGEV | 100802Z AUTO 26021G42KT 3/4SM -SN BKN006 BKN014 OVC022 M08/M12 A2952 RMK AO2
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KTNB 18nm SW | 100802Z AUTO 28032G50KT 1SM -SN BKN005 BKN011 OVC016 M09/M14 A2953 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KHKY 41nm S | 100551Z 1006/1106 30010KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 1006/1007 4SM BR BKN005 OVC035 FM100700 30014G28KT P6SM SCT040 FM101200 30018G35KT P6SM SCT050 FM101700 30022G40KT P6SM BKN050 FM110300 30016G29KT P6SM SCT050
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KTRI 47nm W | 100526Z 1006/1106 24015G25KT P6SM -SN SCT025 BKN050 TEMPO 1006/1010 4SM -SN OVC025 FM101400 25020G32KT 3SM -SN OVC025 PROB30 1016/1022 1SM -SN OVC015 FM110000 25015G25KT 6SM -SN OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
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