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KGYB Giddings-Lee County Airport
Giddings, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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: 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
IDUr293/25.2INDUSTRY VORTAC110.2008E
CWKr108/31.1CENTEX VORTAC112.8006E
CLLr220/39.0COLLEGE STATION VORTAC113.3008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRENHAM258/31.636206EBNH -... -. ....

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 30-10.484303N30-09.827747N
Longitude: 096-58.838998W096-58.763140W
Elevation: 484.5 ft.439.6 ft.
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 168 magnetic, 174 true348 magnetic, 354 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
Aircraft operations: avg 86/week *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 25 January 2005

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 17   download (163KB)
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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Area around KGYB (Giddings-Lee County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KGYB (Giddings-Lee County Airport)
Photo taken 11-Nov-2007

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Sectional chart
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From to KGYB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2412:24
Sunrise06:4912:49
Sunset17:3523:35
Evening civil twilight18:0024:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 16:32:05
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 10:32:05
 
METAR
KGYB 081605Z AUTO 10005KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 19/18 A3011 RMK AO2 T01930183
K3T5 
16nm S 
081605Z AUTO 08003KT 3SM BR OVC006 21/19 A3005 RMK AO2 T02080190
TAF
KAUS 
38nm W 
081348Z 0814/0918 01004KT 1/4SM FG OVC003 FM081600 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN012 OVC025 FM081800 12006KT P6SM VCTS BKN025 OVC040CB FM082000 11007KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB OVC070 FM090600 02004KT 2SM BR BKN010 OVC020 FM091500 01005KT P6SM BKN025
KCLL 
40nm NE 
081555Z 0816/0912 10008KT P6SM OVC006 TEMPO 0816/0817 OVC009 FM081900 10008KT P6SM VCSH BKN012 OVC030 TEMPO 0821/0901 RA OVC015 FM090200 09006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN120 FM090800 05005KT P6SM BKN025
NOTAMs
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Silverado Aviation 979-542-6081
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, ...
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Giddings-Lee County Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE GIDDINGS 3.5 58-65
RAMADA - GIDDINGS 4.1 63-74
SUPER 8 GIDDINGS TX 4.6 54-55

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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