FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GGE |
| Lat/Long: | 33-18-41.1000N 079-19-13.1000W
33-18.685000N 079-19.218333W
33.3114167,-79.3203056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 39.5 ft. / 12.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2015) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of GEORGETOWN, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29440 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GGE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT RY 5/23 MIRL, PAPI RY 5 & RY 23, REIL RY 05 AND ODALS RY 05 0300-1000 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (843-527-3851) |
| MYRTLE BEACH APPROACH: | 127.4 [0630-2200] |
| MYRTLE BEACH DEPARTURE: | 127.4 [0630-2200] |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.375/317.550 (MYRTLE BEACH RCAG) WHEN MYRTLE BEACH APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ANDREWS | | 135/13.3 | | 255 | | 06W | | PHH | .--. .... .... |
| EVANS | | 152/39.5 | | 420 | | 06W | | CFY | -.-. ..-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 6005 x 100 ft. / 1830 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 13 /F/B/Y/T | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-18.451797N | | 33-19.194577N |
| Longitude: | 079-19.705243W | | 079-18.925452W |
| Elevation: | 39.5 ft. | | 33.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 041 true | | 229 magnetic, 221 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 87 ft. tree, 2845 ft. from runway, 115 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4539 x 150 ft. / 1383 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition
RWY SFC IS VERY RUF WITH GRASS GROWING THRU THE CRACKS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 33-18.574292N | | 33-18.425962N |
| Longitude: | 079-19.528242W | | 079-18.654558W |
| Elevation: | 37.2 ft. | | 23.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 109 magnetic, 101 true | | 289 magnetic, 281 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 63 ft. tree, 1265 ft. from runway, 99 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 116 ft. tree, 1872 ft. from runway, 62 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GEORGETOWN COUNTY
PO DRAWER 421270
GEORGETOWN, SC 29440
Phone 843-546-4189 |
| Manager: | JIM TAYLOR
129 AIRPORT RD.
GEORGETOWN, SC 29440
Phone 843-545-3638
FAX NUMBER 843-545-3413 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 48 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Jet airplanes: | | 8 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 25 June 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MYR CD. |
| - | RY 11/29 CLSD TO ACFT 12,500 LBS & OVER. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592. |
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 from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (64KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPHH - Robert F Swinnie Airport (13 nm NW)
KMYR - Myrtle Beach International Airport (30 nm NE)
KHYW - Conway-Horry County Airport (33 nm N)
KLRO - Mount Pleasant Regional Airport-Faison Field (34 nm SW)
KCKI - Williamsburg Regional Airport (36 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 23:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 21:24:10 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 19-Apr-2024 17:24:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KGGE | 192055Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM VCTS CLR 26/20 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW
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| TAF |
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KMYR
29nm NE | 192005Z 1920/2018 10007KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 1920/1922 OVC005 FM192200 19006KT P6SM VCTS BKN030CB FM200800 VRB04KT 2SM BR SCT004 FM201400 22004KT P6SM BKN050
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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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