FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GWB |
| Lat/Long: | 41-18-25.8000N / 085-03-51.7000W
41-18.430000N / 085-03.861667W
41.3071667 / -85.0643611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 880 ft. / 268.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of AUBURN, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 46706 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-2200, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700
FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFTER HRS PHONE 260-927-1845. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RYS 09 & 27 & MALSR RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| 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 S): | 124.55 (260-490-4030) |
| WX AWOS-3 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 |
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| OLKr083/(19.9) | | WOLF LAKE VOR | | 110.40 | | 03W |
| FWAr016/20.5 | | FORT WAYNE VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ANGOLA | | 182/20.0 | | 347 | | 05W | | ANQ | .- -. --.- |
| DEFIANCE | | 272/28.8 | | 246 | | 05W | | DFI | -.. ..-. .. |
| BRYAN | | 253/28.9 | | 260 | | 04W | | BYN | -... -.-- -. |
| HUNTINGTON | | 037/32.6 | | 417 | | 03W | | HHG | .... .... --. |
| STANLEY | | 328/33.6 | | 411 | | 05W | | VFU | ...- ..-. ..- |
| STURGIS | | 155/34.6 | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-18.424865N | | 41-18.434587N |
| Longitude: | 085-04.406780W | | 085-03.315215W |
| Elevation: | 870.4 ft. | | 879.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 089 true | | 274 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | none | | 39 ft. pline, 1100 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DE KALB COUNTY BOAC
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 65 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 51 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 56/day * | | 85% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 27 | |
download (315KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (271KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (188KB) |
| VOR RWY 09 | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSMD - Smith Field Airport (11 nm S)
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Stemen Stock Photos
Taken in November 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 17:14 | | 22:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:45 | | 22:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 21:44:06 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2009 16:44:06 |
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| METAR |
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| KGWB | 232105Z AUTO 10004KT 7SM SCT016 08/01 A3012 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KFWA
21nm S | 231720Z 2318/2418 10006KT P6SM BKN100 FM240500 14003KT 5SM BR SCT006 BKN250 FM241000 15003KT 1SM BR OVC005 FM241600 15008KT 6SM HZ BKN015
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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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