FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GNC |
| Lat/Long: | 32-40-31.2000N / 102-39-09.6000W
32-40.520000N / 102-39.160000W
32.6753333 / -102.6526667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3315 ft. / 1010.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of SEMINOLE, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 79360 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1978 |
| Sectional chart: | ALBUQUERQUE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | GNC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0830-1800
SERVICES ON CALL AFTER HRS CALL 432-758-6455. |
| Pattern altitude: | 4332 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RYS 08/26 & 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (432-758-3102) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 132.6/269.05 (LUBBOCK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HOBr075/31.2 | | HOBBS VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GAINES COUNTY | | at field | | 344 | | 09E | | GNC | --. -. -.-. |
| ANDREWS | | 334/20.5 | | 245 | | 09E | | ANR | .- -. .-. |
| LAMESA | | 253/37.5 | | 338 | | 09E | | LSA | .-.. ... .- |
| BROWNFIELD | | 209/38.1 | | 311 | | 09E | | BFE | -... ..-. . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5381 x 75 ft. / 1640 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 32-40.711768N | | 32-40.716218N |
| Longitude: | 102-39.918712W | | 102-38.869695W |
| Elevation: | 3313.1 ft. | | 3282.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 081 magnetic, 090 true | | 261 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 30 ft. pline, marked, 848 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4999 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-40.723990N | | 32-39.899722N |
| Longitude: | 102-38.912340W | | 102-38.901678W |
| Elevation: | 3283.7 ft. | | 3265.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 179 true | | 350 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. pline, 1350 ft. from runway, 46:1 slope to clear
169' ANT 410' RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GAINES COUNTY
GAINES COUNTY COURTHOUSE
SEMINOLE, TX 79360
Phone 432-758-5411 |
| Manager: | LEX HINDS
BOX 1626
SEMINOLE, TX 79360
Phone 432-758-6455 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 08 July 2008 | |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 **CHANGED** | |
download (208KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 **CHANGED** | |
download (181KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
E11 - Andrews County Airport (22 nm S)
KHOB - Lea County Regional Airport (29 nm W)
F98 - Yoakum County Airport (34 nm N)
2F5 - Lamesa Municipal Airport (37 nm E)
KBFE - Terry County Airport (38 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 19:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:46 | | 00:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 04:12:03 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Oct-2008 23:12:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KGNC | 120345Z AUTO 15017G22KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHOB
28nm W | 112334Z 120024 14015G25KT P6SM BKN040 OVC120 TEMPO 0004 VRB20G30KT 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM0400 14020KT P6SM BKN040 OVC200 TEMPO 0408 VRB20G30KT TSRA BKN030CB FM0800 14015KT P6SM BKN020 OVC200 TEMPO 0812 TSRA BKN030CB FM1200 14015KT P6SM BKN020 OVC200 TE
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| NOTAMs |
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