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KGEV Ashe County Airport
Jefferson, North Carolina, USA

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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
HMVr094/34.3HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC114.6004W
BZMr352/34.9BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME110.8006W
GZGr129/39.5GLADE SPRING VOR/DME110.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ASHEE276/4.741007WJU .--- ..-
MOUNTAIN CITY091/19.639604WJJO .--- .--- ---
WILKI327/24.720906WUKF ..- -.- ..-.
ZEPHYR287/34.432605WZEF --.. . ..-.
HILLSVILLE242/34.926906WHLX .... .-.. -..-

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 28 MARKING FADED.
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 36-25.939867N36-25.953583N
Longitude: 081-25.619750W081-24.744417W
Elevation: 3179.7 ft.3102.4 ft.
Gradient: 1.8%1.8%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 096 magnetic, 089 true276 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, 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
    
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5311:53
Sunrise07:2012:20
Sunset18:0023:00
Evening civil twilight18:2723:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 08:19:37
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2010 03:19:37
 
METAR
KGEV 100802Z AUTO 26021G42KT 3/4SM -SN BKN006 BKN014 OVC022 M08/M12 A2952 RMK AO2
KTNB 
18nm SW 
100802Z AUTO 28032G50KT 1SM -SN BKN005 BKN011 OVC016 M09/M14 A2953 RMK AO2
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
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Ashe County Airport 336-982-5144
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100LL Jet A
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Ashe County Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN ELDRETH INN 2.5 76-89
HAMPTON INN WEST JEFFERSON 5.1 75-83
NATIONS INN 5.3 66-150

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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2 in West Jefferson
 

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