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KAKH Gastonia Municipal Airport
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010

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: SUN 1100-1700, ALL MON-SAT 0800-1700
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY
FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL 704-460-5619
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
CLTr279/9.7CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W
FMLr325/16.0FORT MILL VORTAC112.4002W
SPAr077/39.5SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STONIAat field26006WGHJ --. .... .---
LINCOLNTON195/20.343206WIZN .. --.. -.
FIRST RIVER104/22.241706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
CHESTER012/25.122006WDCM -.. -.-. --
WESLEY310/26.520406WTWL - .-- .-..
LANCASTER340/32.140007WLKR .-.. -.- .-.
UNION COUNTY042/39.432604WUOT ..- --- -
FIDDLERS147/39.739107WFIQ ..-. .. --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 3770 x 100 ft. / 1149 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 24.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 35-11.883970N35-12.430898N
Longitude: 081-09.172183W081-08.812867W
Elevation: 795.5 ft.779.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 034 magnetic, 028 true214 magnetic, 208 true
Displaced threshold: no90 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 10 ft. road, 292 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear23 ft. trees, 349 ft. from runway, 139 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
5 FT BRUSH 25 FT FM THLD OFFSET 47 FT RIGHT AND LEFT OF CNTRLN AND 7 FT TREE 182 FT FM THLD OFFSET 193 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF GASTONIA
PO BOX 1748
GASTONIA, NC 28053
Phone 704-866-6011
Manager: BUTCH PEARSON
1126 GASTON DAY SCHOOL ROAD
GASTONIA, NC 28056
Phone 704-864-4363

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 38
Single engine airplanes: 32
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 137/day *
80% local general aviation
18% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 26 June 2009

Additional Remarks

PARALLEL TWY UNLGTD.
15 FT ROAD 292 FT FM THR L & R OF CNTRLN.
50 FT DROP-OFF 124 FT FM DISPLACED 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 11 March 2010 at 0901Z and 8 April 2010 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
CHESTERFIELD THREE   download (378KB)
MAJIC ONE   download (315KB)
SHINE FIVE   download (324KB)
UNARM ONE   download (306KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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
BOBCAT THREE **NEW**   download (320KB)
HORNET FIVE **NEW**   download (355KB)
HUGO NINE **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (541KB)
PANTHER NINE **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (414KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED**   download (79KB)

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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Aerial photo of KAKH (Gastonia Municipal Airport)
Photo by Carl Murphy
Taken in October 2005

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Sectional chart

 
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From to KAKH

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Mar-2010
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0311:03
Sunrise07:2811:28
Sunset19:3623:36
Evening civil twilight20:0100:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Mar-2010 02:07:02
Local (UTC-4)  21-Mar-2010 22:07:02
 
METAR
KAKH 220154Z AUTO 14010G15KT 10SM OVC008 15/13 A2979 RMK AO2 RAE0057B23E35 CIG 006V012 SLP087 P0000 T01500133
KCLT 
10nm E 
220152Z 14017G24KT 8SM OVC012 16/14 A2982 RMK AO2 RAE34 SLP093 P0002 T01560139
KUZA 
14nm S 
220154Z AUTO 14008G15KT 10SM OVC012 16/14 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP088 T01560139
TAF
KCLT 
10nm E 
212357Z 2200/2224 13010KT 4SM -RA BR SCT007 BKN015 TEMPO 2200/2202 6SM -RA BR BKN007 FM220200 14014G24KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM220900 18010KT P6SM SCT015 FM221300 21010KT P6SM BKN040 FM221900 21008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
FlyCarolina Aviation 704-864-4363
704-460-5619
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aerial photography, ...
 
Courtesy car   Cessna Pilot Center   Cirrus   FAA Authorized Chart Agent   Wireless Internet Access  
 
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100LL Jet A
FS $4.70 $4.29 
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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 Gastonia Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Gastonia Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KAKH have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT GASTONIA 4.6 79-134
COUNTRY INN & SUITES - CHARLOTTE 12.3 85-100
COMFORT SUITES - GASTONIA 4.6 69-83
DAYS INN GASTONIA WEST 5.9 42-55
 

Other hotels near Gastonia Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
KNIGHTS INN 4.1 38-50
SUPER 8 GASTONIA NC 4.5 43-55
RODEWAY INN GASTONIA 4.6 
BEST WESTERN EXECUTIVE INN 4.6 70-110
HAMPTON INN CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA 4.6 89-119
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT GASTONIA 4.6 69-99

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

Hotels in other cities near Gastonia Municipal Airport

12 in Gastonia
2 in Belmont
5 in Fort Mill, SC
6 in Pineville
141 in Charlotte
2 in Lincolnton
 

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