FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GWB |
| Lat/Long: | 41-18-25.8000N / 085-03-51.7000W
41-18.430000N / 085-03.861667W
41.3071667 / -85.0643611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 880 ft. / 268.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of AUBURN, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 46706 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700
FOR ARPT ATTENDANT PHONE 260-348-6998. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 27; VASI RYS 09/ 27 & MIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| FORT WAYNE APPROACH: | 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) |
| FORT WAYNE DEPARTURE: | 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.6 |
| IC: | 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SMD (11 nm S): | 124.55 (260-490-4030) |
| WX AWOS-3 at C62 (13 nm NW): | 119.925 (260-347-2967) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ANQ (20 nm N): | 118.175 (260-668-5630) |
- APCH CTL SECTORIZATION BASED UPON FORT WAYNE RWY USAGE.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OLKr083/(19.9) | | WEBSTER LAKE VOR | | 110.40 | | 03W |
| FWAr016/20.5 | | FORT WAYNE VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ANGOLA | | 182/20.0 | | 347 | | 05W | | ANQ | .- -. --.- |
| DEFIANCE | | 272/28.7 | | 246 | | 05W | | DFI | -.. ..-. .. |
| BRYAN | | 253/28.8 | | 260 | | 04W | | BYN | -... -.-- -. |
| HUNTINGTON | | 037/32.6 | | 417 | | 03W | | HHG | .... .... --. |
| STANLEY | | 328/33.5 | | 411 | | 05W | | VFU | ...- ..-. ..- |
| STURGIS | | 155/34.6 | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-18.424865N | | 41-18.434587N |
| Longitude: | 085-04.406780W | | 085-03.315215W |
| Elevation: | 870.4 ft. | | 879.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 089 true | | 274 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, 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) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | none | | 39 ft. pline, 1100 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DE KALB COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
2710 CR 60 SUITE 200
AUBURN, IN 46706
Phone 260-927-8876 |
| Manager: | RUSS COUCHMAN
2710 CR 60 SUITE 200
AUBURN, IN 46706
Phone 260-927-8876 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 59 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 52 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 58/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 27 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (194KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (222KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (155KB) |
| VOR RWY 09 | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (164KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSMD - Smith Field Airport (11 nm S)
C62 - Kendallville Municipal Airport (13 nm NW)
KANQ - Tri-State Steuben County Airport (20 nm N)
KFWA - Fort Wayne International Airport (21 nm S)
0G6 - Williams County Airport (27 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Lara Gaerte
Photo taken 04-May-2010
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunset | | 20:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 06:52:56 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 02:52:56 |
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| METAR |
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| KGWB | 130555Z AUTO 30004KT 7SM SCT007 18/17 A2990 RMK AO2
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KANQ
20nm N | 121535Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM BKN110 26/21 A3003 RMK
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| TAF |
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KFWA
21nm S | 130525Z 1306/1406 32006KT P6SM SCT060 TEMPO 1308/1312 4SM BR SCT005 FM131500 34013G20KT P6SM BKN045 FM140100 34005KT P6SM SKC
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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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