FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AKH |
| Lat/Long: | 35-12-09.5000N / 081-08-59.6000W
35-12.158333N / 081-08.993333W
35.2026389 / -81.1498889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 798 ft. / 243.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of GASTONIA, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28056 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AKH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 AND ODALS RY 03, PAPI RYS 03 AND 21 . - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.725 (704-868-9034) |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 134.75 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 134.75 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 127.2 |
| WX ASOS at CLT (10 nm E): | PHONE 704-359-0235 |
| WX ASOS at UZA (14 nm S): | 120.775 (803-981-9388) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IPJ (17 nm N): | 119.675 (704-735-6954) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CLTr279/9.7 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| FMLr325/16.0 | | FORT MILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 02W |
| SPAr077/39.5 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3770 x 100 ft. / 1149 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 35-11.883970N | | 35-12.430898N |
| Longitude: | 081-09.172183W | | 081-08.812867W |
| Elevation: | 795.5 ft. | | 779.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 028 true | | 214 magnetic, 208 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 90 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. trees, 662 ft. from runway, 305 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. trees, 333 ft. from runway, 51 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
RWY 21 APCH SLOPE 46:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GASTONIA
PO BOX 1748
GASTONIA, NC 28053
Phone 704-866-6992 |
| Manager: | RICHARD DUFFIE
1126 GASTON DAY SCHOOL ROAD
GASTONIA, NC 28056
Phone 704-864-4363 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 48 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 137/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 18% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PARALLEL TWY UNLGTD. |
| - | RY 03 HAS 25 FT PLINE 400 FT FROM THR L & R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | RY 21 HAS 50 FT DROP-OFF 100 FT FROM THR L&R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT: FROM 2200-0600 PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO USE RY 21 AS CALM WIND RY & DO RUNUPS ON RAMP; NOT RY END. TO AVOID LOW ALT TURNS TO THE WEST REQ CLNC THRU CLASS B ASP FROM CHARLOTTE APCH. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CHESTERFIELD THREE | |
download (376KB) |
| MAJIC NINE | |
download (334KB) |
| SHINE FIVE | |
download (323KB) |
| UNARM ONE | |
download (304KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (210KB) |
| NDB RWY 03 | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BOBCAT ONE | |
download (342KB) |
| HORNET THREE | |
download (380KB) |
| HUGO SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (570KB) |
| PANTHER SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (438KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (59KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCLT - Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (10 nm E)
KUZA - Rock Hill (York Co) Airport-Bryant Field (14 nm S)
KIPJ - Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (17 nm N)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (22 nm W)
KJQF - Concord Regional Airport (24 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Carl Murphy
Taken in October 2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunset | | 19:40 | | 23:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 11:50:48 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 08-Sep-2008 07:50:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KAKH | 081054Z AUTO 36003KT 6SM BR CLR 22/19 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02170194
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KCLT
10nm E | 081052Z 36004KT 5SM BR FEW250 21/19 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02060194
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KUZA
14nm S | 081133Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR CLR 21/21 A3016 RMK AO2
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KIPJ
17nm N | 081141Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM CLR 21/21 A3017 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KCLT
10nm E | 081002Z 081006 00000KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 1112 5SM BR FM1300 06006KT P6SM SCT050 FM1900 13006KT P6SM SCT050 FM0000 14004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
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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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