FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 Saving 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 (863-956-2097) |
| 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) |
| WX AWOS-3 at X07 (12 nm SE): | 124.225 (863-678-1334) |
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 |
| 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 783 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear END OF RY APCH RATIO 20:1. | | 33 ft. trees, 710 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear END OF RY APCH RATIO 20:1. |
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: | 20 ft. trees, 385 ft. from runway, 65 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear END OF RY APCH RATIO 22:1 DUE TO 39 FT TREES 860 FT FROM END OF RY ON CNTRLN. | | 38 ft. tree, 1030 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 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 863-291-5600 CONTACT PERSON: CHERYL CONNOR, 3000 21ST STREET NORTH WEST, 863-298-4551 |
| Manager: | CHERYL CONNOR WINTER HAVEN'S GILBERT AIRPORT, 3000 21ST STREET NORTH WEST WINTER HAVEN, FL 33881 Phone 863-298-4551 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 169 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 147 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | 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 20 October 2008 | |
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. |
| - | RAMP ADJ TO SOUTH SIDE OF NEW TERMINAL CLSD TO HELICOPTERS. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (175KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (252KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (139KB) |
| 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 05:02:56 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Nov-2009 00:02:56 |
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| METAR |
| KGIF | 100453Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM SCT060 BKN075 OVC120 24/18 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T02440183 403000206
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KBOW 8nm S | 100455Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM BKN050 BKN065 23/18 A3009 RMK AO2
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KLAL 15nm W | 100250Z 12009KT 7SM BKN045 OVC060 25/18 A3007 RMK LAST
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| TAF |
KISM 21nm NE | 092327Z 1000/1024 10016G24KT P6SM BKN070 FM100600 11009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060 OVC250 FM101300 14015G25KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC250 FM101800 15013G19KT 6SM -RA BR BKN060 TEMPO 1020/1024 3SM SHRA BKN030 AMD NOT SKED 1003/1012
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| NOTAMs |
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