FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GAI |
| Lat/Long: | 39-10-06.0000N / 077-09-57.6000W
39-10.100000N / 077-09.960000W
39.1683333 / -77.1660000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 539 ft. / 164.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GAITHERSBURG, MD |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 20879 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1960 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-2000 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1539 ft. MSL
1000'AGL (1539' MSL) TURBINE AND JET 1500' AGL (2039' MSL) HELICOPTERS 800' AGL (1339' MSL). |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & REIL RY 14/32 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 128.7 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 128.7 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CGS (16 nm SE): | 121.225 (301-864-5497) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FDK (18 nm NW): | 124.875 (301-600-1457) |
| WX AWOS-3 at JYO (19 nm W): | 125.225 (703-777-3781) |
| WX ASOS at IAD (19 nm SW): | PHONE 703-661-2990 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FME (20 nm E): | 123.925 |
| WX ASOS at DCA (20 nm S): | PHONE 703-412-8140 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FDKr154/(17.6) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
| DCAr351/19.5 | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
| AMLr053/19.8 | | ARMEL VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 08W |
| EMIr212/21.4 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
| BALr281/23.5 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
| ADWr337/25.8 | | ANDREWS VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 10W |
| OTTr335/34.0 | | NOTTINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10W |
| MRBr119/34.3 | | MARTINSBURG VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 07W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 0800-2000; REQUEST ON 122.85. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4202 x 75 ft. / 1281 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 39-10.310615N | | 39-09.890302N |
| Longitude: | 077-10.313343W | | 077-09.606908W |
| Elevation: | 493.3 ft. | | 538.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 127 true | | 316 magnetic, 307 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 176 ft. right of centerline
RY 14 HAS +20 FT TREES 145 FT R OF THLD. | | 35 ft. bldg, lighted, 487 ft. from runway, 271 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RY 32 HAS +15 FT RIDGE PARALLEL TO RY 155 FT L; +6FT FENCE PARALLEL TO RY 180 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY REV AUTH
101 MONROE ST 4TH FLOOR, SUITE 410
ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
Phone 301-762-9080 |
| Manager: | JOHN LUKE III
7940 AIRPARK DR
GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879
Phone 301-963-7100 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 239 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 200 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 287/day * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 12 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT DEP RY 32; TURN RIGHT TO AT LEAST 340 DEGS; JETS REFRAIN FROM RY 32 TAKEOFF BTWN 2300-0700. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | HELICOPTERS REFRAIN FM AIR TAXI OVER PAVED PARKING RAMPS. |
| - | 30 FT DOWNSLOPE 75 FT L/R OF CNTRLN AT THLD TO 150 FT BOTH SIDES. |
| - | ARPT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ACFT WITH WING SPAN IN EXCESS OF 79 FT & GROSS WT IN EXCESS OF 48,000 POUNDS. |
| - | SOUTH RAMP NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AIRCRAFT W/ WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 79 FT OR WEIGHT GREATER THAN 40,000 LBS. |
| - | BE ALERT SFRA PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. |
| - | PREFERRED CALM WIND RY 14. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (217KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (230KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCGS - College Park Airport (16 nm SE)
KFDK - Frederick Municipal Airport (18 nm NW)
KJYO - Leesburg Executive Airport (19 nm W)
KIAD - Washington Dulles International Airport (19 nm SW)
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (19 nm N)
KFME - Tipton Airport (20 nm E)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (20 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 21:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 22:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 11:10:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Nov-2009 06:10:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAI | 291055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A2997 RMK AO1
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KCGS
16nm SE | 291050Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/00 A2996 RMK AO1
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KFDK
18nm NW | 291048Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A2998 RMK AO2
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KFME
19nm E | 291051Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR M03/M03 A2998 RMK AO1
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KIAD
19nm SW | 291052Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T10061028
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KJYO
20nm W | 291100Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A2995 RMK AO2
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KIAD
19nm SW | 290530Z 2906/3012 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM291600 21009KT P6SM FEW150 FEW200 FM292100 20007KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM300300 21010KT P6SM BKN090 OVC120 FM300800 22006KT P6SM BKN040 OVC080
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KDCA
20nm S | 290530Z 2906/3006 24003KT P6SM SKC FM291600 21010KT P6SM FEW150 FEW200 FM292200 21009KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM300300 21010KT P6SM BKN090 OVC120
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KBWI
22nm E | 290530Z 2906/3012 24003KT P6SM SKC FM291600 21008KT P6SM FEW150 FEW200 FM292300 21009KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM300300 22011KT P6SM BKN090 OVC120 FM300800 24010KT P6SM BKN040 OVC080
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