FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GAM |
| Lat/Long: | 63-46-00.3560N / 171-43-58.1650W
63-46.005933N / 171-43.969417W
63.7667656 / -171.7328236
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 27 ft. / 8.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1980) |
| Time zone: | UTC -10 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 99742 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | BETHEL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | NOME FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [ 443-2291 (local call from the AIRPORT)] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | GAM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
FOR ODALS RY 34 KEY - 122.7 - 3 TIMES LOW 4 TIMES MED 5 TIMES HIGH; FOR VASI RYS 16 & 34 KEY - 122.7 - 3 TIMES; ACTVT MIRLS RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 125.9 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.2/281.4 (GAMBELL RCAG).COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY NOME FSS ON FREQ 122.0 (GAMBELL RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ULLr265/33.8 | | KUKULIAK VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GAMBELL | | at field | | 2 | | 12E | | GAM | --. .- -- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 96 ft. / 1372 x 29 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition
UNSEALED CRACKS 1-2 INCHES WIDE SPANNING WIDTH OF RY EVERY 50-200 FEET. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 63-46.362500N | | 63-45.631200N |
| Longitude: | 171-44.082883W | | 171-43.852183W |
| Elevation: | 27.0 ft. | | 26.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 160 magnetic, 172 true | | 340 magnetic, 352 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. ant, lighted, 3400 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF/N REGION
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-443-3444 |
| Manager: | ROBERT MADDEN
BOX 1048
NOME, AK 99762
Phone 907-443-2500 |
Additional Remarks
| - | 98' TWR (LGTD) 3400' FROM APCH END RWY 16. |
| - | SAFETY AREAS RY 16/34 SOFT, LOOSE GRAVEL. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 16 | |
download |
| GPS RWY 34 | |
download |
| NDB/DME RWY 34 | |
download |
| NDB RWY 16 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASA - Savoonga Airport (33 nm E)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:48 | | 18:48 |
| Sunrise | | 09:40 | | 19:40 |
| Sunset | | 17:42 | | 03:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 04:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 06:06:06 |
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| Local (UTC-10) | 09-Feb-2010 20:06:06 |
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| METAR |
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| PAGM | 100556Z AUTO 1/2SM BKN013 OVC022 RMK AO1
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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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