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KGYB
(formerly 62H)
Giddings-Lee County Airport
Giddings, Texas, USA

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

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LEE COUNTYat field38507EGYB --. -.-- -...
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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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Aerial photo of KGYB (Giddings-Lee County Airport)
Photo taken 11-Nov-2007

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From to KGYB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0312:03
Sunrise07:2712:27
Sunset19:0400:04
Evening civil twilight19:2800:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Oct-2008 04:09:17
Local (UTC-5)  07-Oct-2008 23:09:17
 
METAR
KGYB 080345Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3013 RMK AO2
K3T5 
16nm S 
080345Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A3008 RMK AO2
TAF
KAUS 
38nm W 
072336Z 080024 33012G18KT P6SM SKC FM0100 34007KT P6SM SKC
KCLL 
40nm NE 
072320Z 080024 34011KT P6SM SKC FM0300 33004KT P6SM SKC FM1700 35008KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Silverado Aviation 979-542-6081
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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 48-53
RAMADA - GIDDINGS 4.1 69-74
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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