FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GQQ |
| Lat/Long: | 40-45-12.2000N / 082-43-25.7000W 40-45.203333N / 082-43.428333W 40.7533889 / -82.7238056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1224 ft. / 373.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GALION, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 44833 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; VASI & REIL RY 23; REIL RY 05 1800-0600 - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RY 05 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| MANSFIELD APPROACH: | 124.2 |
| MANSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 124.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.8 |
| WX ASOS at MFD (10 nm NE): | PHONE 419-522-1375 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 17G (12 nm W): | 126.625 (419-562-0297) |
| WX ASOS at MNN (18 nm SW): | 119.975 (740-383-3400) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 134.9/317.7 (MANSFIELD RCAG) WHEN MANSFIELD APCH CONTROL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MFDr224/9.2 | | MANSFIELD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 03W |
| BUDr067/(17.5) | | BUCKEYE VOR | | 109.80 | | 05W |
| TVTr306/32.5 | | TIVERTON VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 03W |
| APEr356/36.7 | | APPLETON VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MANNS | | 272/12.7 | | 372 | | 06W | | MF | -- ..-. |
| MARION | | 068/17.7 | | 201 | | 05W | | MNN | -- -. -. |
| ASHLAND | | 246/24.8 | | 329 | | 07W | | AAU | .- .- ..- |
| TIFFIN | | 138/30.3 | | 269 | | 05W | | TII | - .. .. |
| DELAWARE | | 037/33.4 | | 215 | | 06W | | DLZ | -.. .-.. --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL SELF SERVICE - 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3504 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 40-45.008383N | | 40-45.398363N |
| Longitude: | 082-43.707050W | | 082-43.147940W |
| Elevation: | 1222.1 ft. | | 1218.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 054 magnetic, 047 true | | 234 magnetic, 227 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 186 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. pline, 476 ft. from runway, 270 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 87 ft. trees, 2380 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GALION 301 HARDING WAY EAST GALION, OH 44833 Phone 419-468-2818 |
| Manager: | DR. HOLBROOK RILES JR. 1229 N. PARK ROAD CRESTLINE, OH 44827 Phone 419-295-1821 FBO 419-468-3637. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 119/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 14 June 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | STUDENT TRAINING ACTIVITY. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (210KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (198KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (164KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
12G - Shelby Community Airport (7 nm N)
KMFD - Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (10 nm NE)
17G - Port Bucyrus-Crawford County Airport (12 nm W)
4I9 - Morrow County Airport (15 nm SW)
8G1 - Willard Airport (17 nm N)
KMNN - Marion Municipal Airport (18 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 07-Sep-2008
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunset | | 18:49 | | 22:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:16 | | 23:16 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 20:31:10 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 16:31:10 |
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| METAR |
KMFD 10nm E | 161952Z 25012KT 10SM FEW007 SCT016 17/13 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP109 T01720133
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KMNN 18nm SW | 161953Z AUTO 27007G17KT 10SM BKN070 18/11 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01780106 TSNO
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| TAF |
KMFD 10nm E | 161334Z 1614/1712 20008KT P6SM OVC010 FM161700 23010G20KT P6SM OVC020 FM162000 23012G22KT P6SM SCT025 FM162300 25006KT P6SM SCT035 FM170600 24005KT P6SM BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
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