FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GNC |
| Lat/Long: | 32-40-31.2000N / 102-39-09.6000W
32-40.520000N / 102-39.160000W
32.6753333 / -102.6526667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3315 ft. / 1010.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of SEMINOLE, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 79360 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1978 |
| Sectional chart: | ALBUQUERQUE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | GNC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0830-1800
SERVICES ON CALL AFTER HRS CALL 432-758-6455. |
| Pattern altitude: | 4332 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RYS 08/26 & 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (432-758-3102) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 132.6/269.05 (LUBBOCK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HOBr075/31.2 | | HOBBS VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GAINES COUNTY | | at field | | 344 | | 09E | | GNC | --. -. -.-. |
| ANDREWS | | 334/20.5 | | 245 | | 09E | | ANR | .- -. .-. |
| LAMESA | | 253/37.5 | | 338 | | 09E | | LSA | .-.. ... .- |
| BROWNFIELD | | 209/38.1 | | 311 | | 09E | | BFE | -... ..-. . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5381 x 75 ft. / 1640 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 32-40.711768N | | 32-40.716218N |
| Longitude: | 102-39.918712W | | 102-38.869695W |
| Elevation: | 3313.1 ft. | | 3282.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 081 magnetic, 090 true | | 261 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 30 ft. pline, marked, 848 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4999 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-40.723990N | | 32-39.899722N |
| Longitude: | 102-38.912340W | | 102-38.901678W |
| Elevation: | 3283.7 ft. | | 3265.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 179 true | | 350 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. pline, 1350 ft. from runway, 46:1 slope to clear
169' ANT 410' RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GAINES COUNTY
GAINES COUNTY COURTHOUSE
SEMINOLE, TX 79360
Phone 432-758-5411 |
| Manager: | LEX HINDS
BOX 1626
SEMINOLE, TX 79360
Phone 432-758-6455 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 24 April 2012 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (240KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
E11 - Andrews County Airport (22 nm S)
KHOB - Lea County Regional Airport (29 nm W)
F98 - Yoakum County Airport (34 nm N)
2F5 - Lamesa Municipal Airport (37 nm E)
KBFE - Terry County Airport (38 nm NE)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 07:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:41 | | 00:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 23:38:38 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 18:38:38 |
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| METAR |
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| KGNC | 162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT031 13/05 A3012 RMK AO2 T01320053
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| TAF |
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KHOB
28nm W | 162026Z 1620/1718 VRB04KT P6SM OVC025 FM170000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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