FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of De Kalb County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 09:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:25 | | 01:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:16:59 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 06:16:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KGWB | 180955Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM SCT085 OVC120 12/05 A3010 RMK AO2
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KANQ
20nm N | 180955Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3011 RMK
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| TAF |
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KFWA
21nm S | 180521Z 1806/1906 09008KT P6SM BKN100 FM181500 11010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
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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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