FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GDV |
| Lat/Long: | 47-08-19.3872N / 104-48-25.9116W 47-08.323120N / 104-48.431860W 47.1387187 / -104.8071977 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2458 ft. / 749.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of GLENDIVE, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59330 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GDV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-1830 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RYS 02/20 & 12/30. VASI RYS 12 & 30, & PAPI RYS 02 & 20 OPER DUSK-2200; AFTER 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 135.075 (406-687-3346) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY GREAT FALLS RADIO ON FREQ 122.55.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GLENDIVE | | at field | | 410 | | 13E | | GDV | --. -.. ...- |
| CIRCLE | | 104/34.9 | | 245 | | 15E | | CRR | -.-. .-. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5704 x 100 ft. / 1739 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 38.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 47-08.603655N | | 47-07.924508N |
| Longitude: | 104-48.812452W | | 104-47.863715W |
| Elevation: | 2458.2 ft. | | 2454.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 136 true | | 303 magnetic, 316 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes RUNWAY 12/30 REILS OUT OF SERVICE INDEFINITELY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 731 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 47-08.236742N | | 47-08.633998N |
| Longitude: | 104-48.824602W | | 104-48.395715W |
| Elevation: | 2456.1 ft. | | 2454.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 023 magnetic, 036 true | | 203 magnetic, 216 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DAWSON COUNTY 207 WEST BELL GLENDIVE, MT 59330 Phone 406-365-3058 |
| Manager: | LEON BAKER 318 SO. TAYLOR GLENDIVE, MT 59330 Phone 406-989-2054 OR CELL PHONE 406-687-3372 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 111/week * | | 45% | air taxi | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2007 | |
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 |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 12 | |
download (191KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSDY - Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (42 nm NE)
KBHK - Baker Municipal Airport (53 nm SE)
42S - Poplar Airport (61 nm N)
KMLS - Frank Wiley Field Airport (62 nm SW)
KOLF - L M Clayton Airport (65 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunrise | | 05:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:29 | | 02:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 03:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 03:56:55 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-May-2008 21:56:55 |
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| METAR |
KGDV 2nm SE | 170335Z AUTO 32011KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A3005 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KGDV 2nm SE | 162331Z 170024 32022G32KT P6SM SKC FM0130 31010KT P6SM SKC FM1400 32019KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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