FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GPI |
| Lat/Long: | 48-18-37.7000N / 114-15-21.6000W
48-18.628333N / 114-15.360000W
48.3104722 / -114.2560000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2977 ft. / 907.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 18E (1990) |
| From city: | 6 miles NE of KALISPELL, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59901 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 02/20, MIRL RY 12/30, MALSR RY 02, REIL RY 20, & PAPI RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR CALL AMGR 406-257-5994. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.55 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 132.625 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 406-756-8879 |
| GLACIER GROUND: | 121.6 [0800-0000] |
| GLACIER TOWER: | 124.55 [0800-0000] |
| CTL: | 121.6 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (LAKESIDE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FCAr313/6.6 | | KALISPELL VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SMITH LAKE | | 016/14.6 | | 515 | | 18E | | SAK | ... .- -.- |
| POLSON | | 336/37.0 | | 275 | | 20E | | PLS | .--. .-.. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 9007 x 150 ft. / 2745 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
RY 02/20 SOUTH 1000 FT GRVD; BALANCE PFC. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 170.0 | | Double tandem: | 250.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 48-17.927987N | | 48-19.143727N |
| Longitude: | 114-16.059225W | | 114-14.790980W |
| Elevation: | 2962.3 ft. | | 2976.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 016 magnetic, 034 true | | 197 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3504 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 48-19.076710N | | 48-18.660518N |
| Longitude: | 114-15.489960W | | 114-14.892555W |
| Elevation: | 2972.7 ft. | | 2970.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 118 magnetic, 136 true | | 298 magnetic, 316 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 975 ft. from runway, 43:1 slope to clear | | 79 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 380 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FLATHEAD MUNI ARPT AUTHORITY
4170 HWY 2
KALISPELL, MT 59901
Phone 406-257-5994 |
| Manager: | CINDI MARTIN
4170 HWY 2
KALISPELL, MT 59901
Phone 406-257-5994 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 159 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 124 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 142/day * | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 32% | local general aviation | | 21% | air taxi | | 8% | commercial | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2007 | |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 02 | |
download (514KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (502KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (465KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 30 | |
download (524KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| SKOTT ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (289KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8S1 - Polson Airport (37 nm S)
S59 - Libby Airport (49 nm W)
KCTB - Cut Bank Municipal Airport (77 nm E)
KMSO - Missoula International Airport (84 nm S)
KCII - Choteau Airport (89 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 14-Oct-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunrise | | 07:58 | | 13:58 |
| Sunset | | 18:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:19 | | 01:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Oct-2008 08:14:11 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 14-Oct-2008 02:14:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KGPI | 140755Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM OVC060 12/03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01220033
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| TAF |
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| KGPI | 140520Z 140606 17007KT P6SM OVC050 FM0800 17007KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC050 FM1800 20008KT P6SM BKN080
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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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