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E63 Gila Bend Municipal Airport
Gila Bend, Arizona, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: E63
Lat/Long: 32-57-36.6100N / 112-40-25.0950W
32-57.610167N / 112-40.418250W
32.9601694 / -112.6736375
(estimated)
Elevation: 789 ft. / 240 m (estimated)
Variation: 13E (1985)
From city: 2 miles E of GILA BEND, AZ
Time zone: UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 85337

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1966
Sectional chart: PHOENIX
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
FSS: PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PRC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 1589 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GBN at fieldGILA BEND VORTAC116.6014E
BXKr152/30.6BUCKEYE VORTAC110.6014E
TFDr265/38.8STANFIELD VORTAC114.8012E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 5200 x 75 ft. / 1585 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 32-57.379833N32-57.840500N
Longitude: 112-40.847333W112-39.989167W
Elevation: 774.2 ft.788.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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: nono
Obstructions: 15 ft. tree, 356 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
RY 04 +2 FT BERM 115 FT RIGHT OF RY CENTERLINE ENTIRE LENGHT OF RY, 3 TO 5 FT BRUSH 0B IN RSA.
19 ft. tree, 251 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RY 22 8 FT BUSH 145 FT FM RY END 95 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN, 3 TO 5 FT BERM IN PRIMARY SURFACE 110 FEET LEFT, 3 TO 7 FT BRUSH IN RSA.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF GILA BEND
PO BOX 374
GILA BEND, AZ 85337
Phone 928-683-2733
Manager: JESUS BALDENEGRO
PO BOX A
GILA BEND, AZ 85337
Phone 928-683-2255
ALTERNATE NUMBER 602-702-0891.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 68/week *
85% transient general aviation
14% local general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 19 April 2008

Additional Remarks

AREA BESIDES RWY NARROWS TO 30' AT CULVERT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at E63.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGYR - Phoenix Goodyear Airport (32 nm NE)
KLUF - Luke Air Force Base (37 nm NE)
KGEU - Glendale Municipal Airport (39 nm NE)
P19 - Stellar Airpark (43 nm NE)
KPHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (44 nm NE)
 
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From to E63

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5213:52
Sunrise07:1914:19
Sunset17:2300:23
Evening civil twilight17:5000:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Dec-2009 21:27:59
Local (UTC-7)  04-Dec-2009 14:27:59
 
METAR
KGBN 
6nm S 
042055Z 03004KT 20SM CLR 16/M18 A3017 RMK SLP211 SLP ESTMD 57027
TAF
KPHX 
42nm NE 
041725Z 0418/0518 08007KT P6SM SKC FM042100 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 FM050700 10006KT P6SM FEW200
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Gila Bend Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Gila Bend Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Gila Bend Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
KNIGHTS INN GILA BEND 1.9 40-60
AMERICA S CHOICE INN AND SUITES 2.2 60-80
BEST WESTERN SPACE AGE LODGE 2.4 81-98

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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3 in Gila Bend
 

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www.gilabendaz.org/TownOffices.htm
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