FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| CLTr279/9.7 | | 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: | 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: | |
| 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: | 10 ft. road, 292 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear | | 23 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 |
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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 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 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 |
| NDB RWY 03 | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| BOBCAT TWO | |
download |
| HORNET FOUR | |
download (392KB) |
| HUGO EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (590KB) |
| PANTHER EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (465KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Carl Murphy
Taken in October 2005
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 18:00 | | 23:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 12:27:01 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 07:27:01 |
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| METAR |
| KAKH | 091154Z AUTO 36005KT 8SM OVC033 02/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00221006 10050 20011 55007
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KCLT 10nm E | 091152Z 01006KT 9SM OVC033 03/00 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T00330000 10061 20033 55005
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KUZA 14nm S | 091216Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC029 04/M01 A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCLT 10nm E | 091139Z 0912/1012 08004KT P6SM OVC035 FM091500 07005KT 6SM -RA BR OVC020 FM092000 11006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008 FM100100 26007KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC012 FM100600 29012G18KT P6SM SCT025
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| NOTAMs |
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