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KGBG Galesburg Municipal Airport
Galesburg, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: GBG
Lat/Long: 40-56-16.8000N / 090-25-52.1000W
40-56.280000N / 090-25.868333W
40.9380000 / -90.4311389
(estimated)
Elevation: 764 ft. / 232.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (1980)
From city: 3 miles SW of GALESBURG, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 61401

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1957
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GBG (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SAT-SUN 0700-1900, ALL MON-FRI 0600-2030
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 03/21 & MIRL RY 10/28 PRESET ON LOW INTST NIGHT; TO INCR INTST NIGHT & ACTVT HIRL RY 03/21 & MIRL RY 10/28 DAY; MALSR RY 03; REIL & VASI RY 21 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 109.8 (309-343-3711)
QUAD CITY APPROACH: 118.2
QUAD CITY DEPARTURE: 118.2
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 120.7
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.6/316.1 (BURLINGTON RCAG) WHEN QUAD CITY APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GBG at fieldGALESBURG VOR/DME109.8003E
MZVr153/24.8MOLINE VORTAC114.4005E
BRLr055/25.9BURLINGTON VORTAC111.4005E
PIAr294/32.9PEORIA VORTAC115.2004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MACOMB012/25.925101EJZY .--- --.. -.--
KEWANEE233/26.524501EEZI . --.. ..
CANTON322/27.523602ECTK -.-. - -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVE 100LL AVAILABLE 24 HRS.
Parking: hangars
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 5791 x 150 ft. / 1765 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 47.0
Double wheel: 57.0
Double tandem: 85.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 40-55.854047N40-56.694872N
Longitude: 090-26.189210W090-25.595492W
Elevation: 754.1 ft.764.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 025 magnetic, 028 true205 magnetic, 208 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: none10 ft. ant, 650 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 3600 x 100 ft. / 1097 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 40.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 40-56.345605N40-56.232365N
Longitude: 090-26.211022W090-25.443608W
Elevation: 757.1 ft.757.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 098 magnetic, 101 true278 magnetic, 281 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 49 ft. tree, 1472 ft. from runway, 360 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear62 ft. tree, 1631 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF GALESBURG
ROUTE 2
GALESBURG, IL 61401
Phone 309-343-4181
Manager: LARRY COX
ROUTE 2, BOX 117
GALESBURG, IL 61401
Phone 309-345-3623

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 29
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 2
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 38/day *
54% transient general aviation
25% local general aviation
18% air taxi
3% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 03   download (234KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 03   download (199KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 21   download (199KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C66 - Monmouth Municipal Airport (9 nm W)
KEZI - Kewanee Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KMQB - Macomb Municipal Airport (27 nm S)
KCTK - Ingersoll Airport (27 nm SE)
KMLI - Quad City International Airport (31 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0210:02
Sunrise05:3610:36
Sunset20:3601:36
Evening civil twilight21:1002:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 02:14:23
Local (UTC-5)  03-Jul-2009 21:14:23
 
METAR
KGBG 040145Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A3005 RMK AO2
TAF
KMLI 
31nm N 
032325Z 0400/0424 16003KT P6SM OVC100 FM040600 12008KT 6SM -RA BR BKN050CB OVC080 FM041000 10006KT 3SM RA BR VCTS OVC015CB FM041600 09007KT 4SM RA BR OVC015 FM042000 04008KT 6SM HZ BKN030
KBRL 
33nm W 
032325Z 0400/0424 15003KT P6SM -RA SCT050 OVC100 FM040400 12004KT 5SM -RA BR VCTS SCT018 OVC050CB FM041000 10008KT 2SM RA BR VCTS OVC010CB FM041600 09007KT 4SM RA BR OVC010 FM041900 02008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC020
KPIA 
38nm SE 
032320Z 0400/0424 VRB03KT P6SM OVC120 FM040700 12004KT 5SM SHRA BR VCTS BKN045CB OVC080 FM041100 11006KT 3SM TSRA BR OVC035CB FM041600 10006KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025 FM042000 07006KT 5SM BR OVC020
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Jet Air, Inc. 309-342-3134
888-253-8247
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[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...
 
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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 Galesburg Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Galesburg 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 KGBG have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN GALESBURG 3.5 65-80
BEST WESTERN PRAIRIE INN 5.1 70-121
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 3.2 45-110
SUPER 8 MOTEL GALESBURG IL 6.6 54-118
 

Other hotels near Galesburg Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
ECONO INN 3.1 46-90
COUNTRY INN SUITES GALESBURG 3.4 72-73
FAIRFIELD INN GALESBURG 3.5 68-110
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GALESBURG 5.0 

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 Galesburg Municipal Airport

8 in Galesburg
 

Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
National Stearman Fly-In 309-343-6409
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