FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GIF |
| Lat/Long: | 28-03-46.5000N / 081-45-11.9000W 28-03.775000N / 081-45.198333W 28.0629167 / -81.7533056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 145 ft. / 44.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of WINTER HAVEN, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 33881 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GIF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1000 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22, PAPI RYS 04 & 22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX ASOS: | 133.675 (863-293-1604) |
| TAMPA APPROACH: | 120.65 119.9 |
| TAMPA DEPARTURE: | 120.65 119.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at BOW (7 nm S): | 123.775 (863-533-9004) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LALr071/14.5 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| ORLr218/36.3 | | ORLANDO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KISSIMMEE | | 236/21.7 | | 329 | | 05W | | ISM | .. ... -- |
| PLANT CITY | | 082/21.7 | | 346 | | 02W | | PCM | .--. -.-. -- |
| ZEPHYRHILLS | | 118/23.5 | | 253 | | 03W | | RHZ | .-. .... --.. |
| WAUCHULA | | 016/33.9 | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
| KNIGHT | | 078/38.3 | | 270 | | 02W | | TPF | - .--. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5006 x 100 ft. / 1526 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 28-03.511485N | | 28-04.095585N |
| Longitude: | 081-45.472510W | | 081-44.814063W |
| Elevation: | 141.7 ft. | | 141.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 045 true | | 229 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 26 ft. trees, 720 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 28-03.814933N | | 28-03.664668N |
| Longitude: | 081-45.630808W | | 081-44.906060W |
| Elevation: | 143.0 ft. | | 141.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 107 magnetic, 103 true | | 287 magnetic, 283 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. road, 320 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 26 ft. trees, 700 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WINTER HAVEN P.O. BOX 2277 WINTER HAVEN, FL 33883-2277 Phone 863-291-5645 |
| Manager: | CHERYL CONNOR P.O. BOX 2277 WINTER HAVEN, FL 33883-2277 Phone 863-298-4551 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 184 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 160 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 164/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 28 June 1999 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BROWN'S SPB LOCATED ON ADJACENT LAKE. |
| - | ANEMOMETER REMOTED TO FBO OFFICE. |
| - | GLIDER ACFT OPERG ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU TPA CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
| - | GCO OTS INDEFLY. |
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (170KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (246KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (17KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBOW - Bartow Municipal Airport (7 nm S)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (12 nm SE)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (15 nm W)
KISM - Kissimmee Gateway Airport (22 nm NE)
KPCM - Plant City Airport (22 nm W)
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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 02-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 17:30 | | 22:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:55 | | 22:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 06:06:45 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Dec-2008 01:06:45 |
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| METAR |
| KGIF | 020553Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3012 RMK AO2 RAE06 SLP198 P0000 60000 T01440111 10156 20139 58005
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KBOW 8nm S | 020555Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM FEW100 13/11 A3012 RMK AO2
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KLAL 15nm W | 020250Z 16003KT 15SM BKN150 14/10 A3011 RMK LAST
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| TAF |
KISM 21nm NE | 020535Z 0206/0306 18005KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC080 TEMPO 0206/0209 -RA BKN030 OVC050 FM020900 24007KT P6SM BKN060 OVC100 FM021200 30012KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM021500 33012KT P6SM SCT120 AMD NOT SKED 0206/0212
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| NOTAMs |
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