FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 17:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 23:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 04:50:05 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 23:50:05 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAI | 100435Z 05004KT 5SM OVC020 M03/M04 A2968 RMK AO1 P0002
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KCGS
16nm SE | 100035Z AUTO 12003KT 1/2SM OVC003 00/00 A2990 RMK AO1
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KFDK
18nm NW | 100437Z AUTO 36004KT 3/4SM SN OVC006 M02/M02 A2972 RMK AO2 P0003
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KFME
19nm E | 100439Z AUTO 06004KT 5SM OVC007 M02/M02 A2970 RMK AO1
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KIAD
19nm SW | 100423Z 03004KT 2SM -SN BR BKN007 OVC013 M02/M03 A2968 RMK AO2 CIG 006V011 P0003
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KJYO
20nm W | 100420Z AUTO 06003KT 1 1/2SM -SN SCT006 BKN013 OVC027 M01/M02 A2968 RMK AO2
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KIAD
19nm SW | 100343Z 1004/1106 05003KT 2SM -SN OVC008 FM100900 03005KT 1/2SM SN OVC004 FM101300 32015G25KT 1/2SM SN OVC002 TEMPO 1013/1017 1/4SM +SN VV001 FM101700 30020G38KT 1SM -SN BKN008 OVC020 FM102100 30022G38KT 3SM -SN BKN015 OVC040 FM110100 31020G35KT P6SM
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KDCA
20nm S | 100342Z 1004/1024 06005KT 4SM -FZRASNPL OVC008 FM100800 03006KT 2SM -SN OVC004 FM101300 32015G25KT 1/2SM SN OVC002 TEMPO 1013/1017 1/4SM +SN VV001 FM101800 31020G38KT 1SM -SN BKN008 OVC020 FM102200 31022G38KT 3SM -SN BKN015 OVC040
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KBWI
22nm E | 100410Z 1004/1106 08004KT 2SM -SN OVC006 FM100800 03006KT 1/2SM SN OVC004 FM101300 32015G25KT 1/4SM +SN VV001 FM101800 31020G38KT 1/2SM SN OVC004 FM102200 31022G38KT 2SM -SN BKN008 OVC015 FM110300 31020G35KT P6SM OVC050
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