FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GAO |
| Lat/Long: | 29-26-27.9800N / 090-15-40.0350W
29-26.466333N / 090-15.667250W
29.4411056 / -90.2611208
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1 ft. / 0.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of GALLIANO, LA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 70354 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1987 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 & REIL RYS 18 & 36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.175 (985-475-5178) |
| NEW ORLEANS APPROACH: | 123.85 |
| NEW ORLEANS DEPARTURE: | 123.85 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LEVr331/17.9 | | LEEVILLE VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 02E |
| HRVr207/28.0 | | HARVEY VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 02E |
| TBDr112/32.5 | | TIBBY VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
SELF SERVICE AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6502 x 100 ft. / 1982 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 75.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 29-27.002717N | | 29-25.929957N |
| Longitude: | 090-15.660848W | | 090-15.673402W |
| Elevation: | 0.8 ft. | | -0.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 180 true | | 358 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | no, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 330 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | none |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GREATER LAFOURCHE PORT COMMISSION
PO DRAWER 490
GALLIANO, LA 70354
Phone 985-632-6701 |
| Manager: | JASON DUET
PO DRAWER 490
GALLIANO, LA 70354
Phone 985-632-1118
AFTER HRS PHONE 985-475-6701. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 January 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU DRI AFSS. |
| - | PAEW 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (293KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (292KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (47KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHUM - Houma-Terrebonne Airport (22 nm W)
KNBG - New Orleans Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (Alvin Callender Field) (26 nm NE)
KMSY - Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (33 nm N)
L83 - Thibodaux Municipal Airport (35 nm NW)
KNEW - Lakefront Airport (38 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Chris Dillon - Cougar Helicopters
Taken in December 2007
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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 01-Dec-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 13:54:53 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2009 07:54:53 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAO | 011320Z AUTO 03010G15KT 4SM -RA OVC010 11/11 A2996 RMK AO2
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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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