FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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: | 03W (1965) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GALION, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; VASI & REIL RY 23; REIL RY 05 1800-0600 - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RY 05 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 | | 273/12.7 | | 372 | | 06W | | MF | -- ..-. |
| MARION | | 068/17.7 | | 201 | | 05W | | MNN | -- -. -. |
| ASHLAND | | 246/24.8 | | 329 | | 07W | | AAU | .- .- ..- |
| TIFFIN | | 138/30.1 | | 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: | 3505 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: | 40-45.008350N | | 40-45.398667N |
| Longitude: | 082-43.707067W | | 082-43.147817W |
| Elevation: | 1222.0 ft. | | 1218.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 047 true | | 230 magnetic, 227 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 188 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 | | 78 ft. trees, 2350 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 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: | BART T. ANATRA 1229 N. PARK ROAD CRESTLINE, OH 44827 Phone 419-544-4165 FBO 419-468-3637. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 119/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 June 2009 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 05 | |
download |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 23 | |
download |
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 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 09:49:53 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 04:49:53 |
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| METAR |
KMFD 10nm E | 100852Z AUTO 22017G23KT 7SM CLR M13/M16 A2956 RMK AO2 PK WND 20028/0814 UPB06E29SNE06 SLP031 P0000 60000 T11281161 58001
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KMNN 18nm SW | 100927Z AUTO 21011KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN014 OVC022 M13/M16 A2963 RMK AO2 P0000
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| TAF |
KMFD 10nm E | 100709Z 1007/1106 24014G24KT 1SM -SN SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 1007/1010 3SM -SN OVC035 FM101000 26012G20KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 1010/1014 2SM -SHSN BLSN FM101400 32015G25KT 3SM -SHSN BLSN OVC010 FM110100 31012KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
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