FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GBD |
| Lat/Long: | 38-20-39.3150N / 098-51-33.0880W
38-20.655250N / 098-51.551467W
38.3442542 / -98.8591911
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1887 ft. / 575.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of GREAT BEND, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 67530 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | WICHITA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GBD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0630-1800
AFTER 1800 BY REQUEST. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 & HIRL RY 17/35; VASI & MALSR RY 35 & PAPI RYS 11; 17 & 29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS IS NOT AUTHORIZED. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.275 (620-792-5019) |
| WX ASOS at LQR (13 nm SW): | 119.875 (620-285-8552) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY RUSSELL RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (GREAT BEND RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 118.8/337.4 (HUTCHINSON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HYSr137/36.0 | | HAYS VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 10E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HILYN | | 105/2.2 | | 338 | | 08E | | HIL | .... .. .-.. |
| LARNED | | 044/13.6 | | 296 | | 08E | | LQR | .-.. --.- .-. |
| LYONS | | 264/29.7 | | 386 | | 06E | | LYO | .-.. -.-- --- |
| PRATT | | 345/37.5 | | 356 | | 07E | | PTT | .--. - - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 7850 x 100 ft. / 2393 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 35.0 | | Double tandem: | 86.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 38-21.471433N | | 38-20.178130N |
| Longitude: | 098-51.441680W | | 098-51.429867W |
| Elevation: | 1881.0 ft. | | 1883.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 172 magnetic, 180 true | | 352 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-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 | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4698 x 75 ft. / 1432 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 35.0 | | Double tandem: | 86.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 38-20.563017N | | 38-20.180917N |
| Longitude: | 098-52.172100W | | 098-51.317483W |
| Elevation: | 1886.8 ft. | | 1882.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 112 magnetic, 120 true | | 292 magnetic, 300 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GREAT BEND
CITY HALL, BOX 1168
GREAT BEND, KS 67530
Phone 620-793-4111 |
| Manager: | MR. MARTIN MILLER
CITY HALL, BOX 1168
GREAT BEND, KS 67530
Phone 620-793-4168
ED WEATHERFORD FBO, PHONE 620-792-4349. SELF-SERVICE FUEL, AIRPORT MGR (620) 792-9446 (CELL). |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 63% | local general aviation | | 18% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | 8% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 October 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CALM WIND RY DESIGNATED AS RY 17. |
| - | ALL ACFT ENTER TRAFFIC PATTERN AT 800 FT AGL EXCEPT TURBINED-POWERED OR LARGE ACFT AT 1500 FT AGL. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 35 | |
download (235KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 35 | |
download (239KB) |
| NDB OR GPS-A | |
download (188KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLQR - Larned-Pawnee County Airport (13 nm SW)
KLYO - Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport (30 nm E)
KRSL - Russell Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
KHYS - Hays Regional Airport (36 nm NW)
KPTT - Pratt Industrial Airport (39 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:41 | | 01:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 02:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 06:25:46 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2008 01:25:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KGBD | 170555Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3000 RMK AO1 10220 20120 57003
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| TAF |
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KRSL
31nm N | 170522Z 170606 22007KT P6SM SKC FM1200 31013KT P6SM SKC FM1600 34016G22KT P6SM SCT090 FM0100 30009KT P6SM SKC
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KHYS
36nm NW | 170520Z 170606 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250 FM1600 33014G22KT P6SM FEW070 FM0200 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
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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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