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KGWB De Kalb County Airport
Auburn, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: GWB
Lat/Long: 41-18-25.9100N 085-03-37.8640W
41-18.431833N 085-03.631067W
41.3071972,-85.0605178
(estimated)
Elevation: 880.6 ft. / 268.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (2000)
From city: 3 miles S of AUBURN, IN
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 46706

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1964
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2100
AFT HR - 260-299-5492.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: MIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; REIL RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 09 & 27 OPRS CONSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3P: 124.15 (260-925-8225)
FORT WAYNE APPROACH: 127.2 ;SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY 132.15 ;SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY
FORT WAYNE DEPARTURE: 127.2 ;SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY 132.15 ;SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 126.6
IC: 127.2 ;SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY
WX AWOS-3 at SMD (11 nm SW): 124.55 (260-490-4030)
WX AWOS-3P at C62 (13 nm NW): 119.925 (260-347-2967)
WX AWOS-3 at ANQ (20 nm N): 118.175 (260-668-5630)
  • APCH CTL SECTORIZATION BASED UPON FORT WAYNE RWY USAGE.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OLKr083/(20.0)WEBSTER LAKE VOR110.4003W
FWAr022/20.5FORT WAYNE VORTAC117.8006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SHENK274/5.222705WGW --. .--
STURGIS155/34.738204WIRS .. .-. ...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 7105 x 100 ft. / 2166 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 60.0
Double wheel: 90.0
Double tandem: 120.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Operational restrictions: RWY 27 CALM WIND RWY.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 41-18.424872N41-18.438707N
Longitude: 085-04.406810W085-02.855312W
Elevation: 870.3 ft.875.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 094 magnetic, 089 true274 magnetic, 269 true
Displaced threshold: 700 ft.750 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: DE KALB COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
2710 CR 60 SUITE 200
AUBURN, IN 46706
Phone 260-927-8876
Manager: RUSS COUCHMAN
2710 CR 60 SUITE 200
AUBURN, IN 46706
Phone 260-927-8876

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
- WINTER SN REMOVAL OPS. FICON UNMNT WHEN UNATNDD; AFT HR - AMGR.

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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 27 **CHANGED**   download (235KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED**   download (218KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED**   download (200KB)
VOR-A **CHANGED**   download (183KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED**   download (169KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED**   download (478KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSMD - Smith Field Airport (11 nm SW)
C62 - Kendallville Municipal Airport (13 nm NW)
KANQ - Tri-State Steuben County Airport (20 nm N)
KFWA - Fort Wayne International Airport (21 nm S)
0G6 - Williams County Airport (27 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Nov-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0812:08
Sunrise07:3812:38
Sunset17:1522:15
Evening civil twilight17:4522:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Nov-2024 15:03:44
Local (UTC-5)  21-Nov-2024 10:03:44
 
METAR
KGWB 211424Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO
KSMD 
11nm SW 		211435Z AUTO 26011G19KT 6SM HZ BKN017 OVC022 00/M02 A2966 RMK A01
KC62 
13nm NW 		211455Z AUTO 26014KT 2SM -SN OVC011 A2962 RMK AO2
KANQ 
20nm N 		211455Z AUTO 26010KT 4SM BR SCT013 M01/M01 A2961 RMK AO2
TAF
KFWA 
21nm S 		211120Z 2112/2212 26014G22KT P6SM BKN020 TEMPO 2112/2116 3SM -SN FM211800 25014G23KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010 FM220000 27010KT P6SM BKN010 FM220500 31008KT P6SM BKN035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Sweet Aviation 260-299-5492
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100LL Jet A
FS $5.60 $5.04 
SS $5.40 --- 
 Updated 13-Nov-2024
  
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SS=Self service
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