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KGEV Ashe County Airport
Jefferson, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

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 Savings 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 SVC AFT 1700 CALL 336-982-3899.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28, VASI RY 28 & REIL RY 28 - CTAF. ALLOW 1 SECOND INTERVALS BETWEEN CLICKS.
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: JAMES MARVIN STUMP
639 AIRPORT ROAD
JEFFERSON, NC 28640
Phone 336-982-3713

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 29
Single engine airplanes: 26
Multi engine airplanes: 2
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 18 December 2008 at 0901Z and 15 January 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **NEW**   download (224KB)
LOC RWY 28   download (209KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW**   download (22KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

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)
KHLX - Twin County Airport (35 nm NE)
  
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Aerial photo of KGEV (Ashe County Airport)
Photo taken 19-May-2007
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Sectional chart
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From to KGEV

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Jan-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1112:11
Sunrise07:3912:39
Sunset17:2722:27
Evening civil twilight17:5522:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Jan-2009 02:20:59
Local (UTC-5)  09-Jan-2009 21:20:59
 
METAR
KGEV 100202Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M08 A3016 RMK AO2
KTNB 
18nm SW 		100202Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M06 A3017 RMK AO2
TAF
KHKY 
41nm S 		092328Z 1000/1024 19004KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM101600 23008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM101900 22008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
KTRI 
47nm W 		092327Z 1000/1024 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070 FM101500 20005KT P6SM BKN060 FM101700 20008KT 6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC050 FM102000 21010KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN025 OVC030
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Ashe County Flying Service 336-982-3713
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FS 
 100LL 
$5.20 
Jet A 
$4.80 
 Updated 13-Nov-2008
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FS=Full service
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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 2.4 70-96
NATIONS INN 5.3 66-150
HAMPTON INN WEST JEFFERSON 5.3 75-83

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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