FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | TUE-SUN 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) |
| AUSTIN APPROACH: | 127.225 |
| AUSTIN DEPARTURE: | 127.225 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 3T5 (16 nm S): | 124.175 (979-242-5777) |
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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| BRENHAM | | 258/31.6 | | 362 | | 06E | | BNH | -... -. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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: | 33 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. | | 45 ft. tree, 900 ft. from runway, 22 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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 979-540-2710 |
| Manager: | JOHN MCFARLING
1234 CR 206
GIDDINGS, TX 78942
Phone 979-540-6081 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 September 2011 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (198KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (154KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (12KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
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)
KEDC - Austin Executive Airport (33 nm NW)
T74 - Taylor Municipal Airport (34 nm NW)
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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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 18:14 | | 00:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:38 | | 00:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 09:58:37 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 03:58:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KGYB | 130935Z AUTO 10004KT 3SM DZ OVC019 05/04 A3011 RMK AO2
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K3T5
16nm S | 130955Z AUTO 10004KT 5SM -DZ OVC017 07/05 A3005 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KAUS
38nm W | 130524Z 1306/1412 12006KT P6SM OVC020 TEMPO 1306/1309 4SM -DZ BR OVC008 FM130900 12008KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC007 TEMPO 1309/1312 1/2SM -RA FG OVC004 FM131200 16006KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005 TEMPO 1312/1315 1/2SM -RA FG OVC003 FM131500 19004KT 1SM -RA BR OVC005 FM131600 23008KT 3SM BR OVC012 FM131800 23007KT 4SM BR OVC022 FM131900 24006KT P6SM OVC028 FM132000 21010KT P6SM SCT028 FM140700 23005KT P6SM SKC
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KCLL
40nm NE | 130520Z 1306/1406 11009G17KT P6SM OVC060 FM131100 11009KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM131400 12009KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM131800 18008KT 2SM -RA BR OVC007 FM132300 18005KT P6SM BKN015 FM140300 20005KT 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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