FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GYB |
| Lat/Long: | 30-10-09.3615N / 096-58-48.0640W
30-10.156025N / 096-58.801067W
30.1692671 / -96.9800178
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 485 ft. / 147.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of GIDDINGS, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78942 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GYB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.225 (979-542-0382) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 3T5 (16 nm S): | 124.175 (979-242-5777) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 132.15/279.6 (SEALY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IDUr293/25.2 | | INDUSTRY VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 08E |
| CWKr108/31.1 | | CENTEX VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 06E |
| CLLr220/39.0 | | COLLEGE STATION VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LEE COUNTY | | at field | | 385 | | 07E | | GYB | --. -.-- -... |
| BRENHAM | | 258/31.6 | | 362 | | 06E | | BNH | -... -. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 30-10.484303N | | 30-09.827747N |
| Longitude: | 096-58.838998W | | 096-58.763140W |
| Elevation: | 484.5 ft. | | 439.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 168 magnetic, 174 true | | 348 magnetic, 354 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline
+5 FT FENCE 240 FT R 180 FT FM THLD, +30 FT TREES 230 FT L FM THLD TO 200 FT. | | 42 ft. tree, 900 ft. from runway, 22 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GIDDINGS & LEE CO
118 E RICHMOND
GIDDINGS, TX 78942
Phone 979-542-2710 |
| Manager: | DAVID GLASS
1234 CR 206
GIDDINGS, TX 78942
Phone 979-542-6081 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 25 January 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
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 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (164KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (178KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (157KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3T5 - Fayette Regional Air Center Airport (16 nm S)
KRWV - Caldwell Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
11R - Brenham Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
T74 - Taylor Municipal Airport (34 nm NW)
KAUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (36 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Nov-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Oct-2008
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunset | | 19:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:28 | | 00:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 04:09:17 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Oct-2008 23:09:17 |
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| METAR |
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| KGYB | 080345Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3013 RMK AO2
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K3T5
16nm S | 080345Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A3008 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KAUS
38nm W | 072336Z 080024 33012G18KT P6SM SKC FM0100 34007KT P6SM SKC
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KCLL
40nm NE | 072320Z 080024 34011KT P6SM SKC FM0300 33004KT P6SM SKC FM1700 35008KT 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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