FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GQQ |
| Lat/Long: | 40-45-12.2000N / 082-43-25.7000W 40-45.203333N / 082-43.428333W 40.7533889 / -82.7238056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1224 ft. / 373.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1965) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GALION, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 44833 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; VASI & REIL RY 23; REIL RY 05 1800-0600 - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RY 05 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| MANSFIELD APPROACH: | 124.2 |
| MANSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 124.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.8 |
| WX ASOS at MFD (10 nm NE): | PHONE 419-522-1375 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 17G (12 nm W): | 126.625 (419-562-0297) |
| WX ASOS at MNN (18 nm SW): | 119.975 (740-383-3400) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 134.9/317.7 (MANSFIELD RCAG) WHEN MANSFIELD APCH CONTROL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MFDr224/9.2 | | MANSFIELD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 03W |
| BUDr067/(17.5) | | BUCKEYE VOR | | 109.80 | | 05W |
| TVTr306/32.5 | | TIVERTON VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 03W |
| APEr356/36.7 | | APPLETON VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MANNS | | 273/12.7 | | 372 | | 06W | | MF | -- ..-. |
| MARION | | 068/17.7 | | 201 | | 05W | | MNN | -- -. -. |
| ASHLAND | | 246/24.8 | | 329 | | 07W | | AAU | .- .- ..- |
| TIFFIN | | 138/30.1 | | 269 | | 05W | | TII | - .. .. |
| DELAWARE | | 037/33.4 | | 215 | | 06W | | DLZ | -.. .-.. --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL SELF SERVICE - 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3505 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 40-45.008350N | | 40-45.398667N |
| Longitude: | 082-43.707067W | | 082-43.147817W |
| Elevation: | 1222.0 ft. | | 1218.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 047 true | | 230 magnetic, 227 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 188 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. pline, 476 ft. from runway, 270 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 78 ft. trees, 2350 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GALION 301 HARDING WAY EAST GALION, OH 44833 Phone 419-468-2818 |
| Manager: | BART T. ANATRA 1229 N. PARK ROAD CRESTLINE, OH 44827 Phone 419-544-4165 FBO 419-468-3637. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 119/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | STUDENT TRAINING ACTIVITY. |
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 |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 05 | |
download (234KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 23 | |
download (227KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
12G - Shelby Community Airport (7 nm N)
KMFD - Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (10 nm NE)
17G - Port Bucyrus-Crawford County Airport (12 nm W)
4I9 - Morrow County Airport (15 nm SW)
8G1 - Willard Airport (17 nm N)
KMNN - Marion Municipal Airport (18 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 07-Sep-2008
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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 21-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 22:34:14 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Nov-2009 17:34:14 |
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| METAR |
KMFD 10nm E | 212152Z 33003KT 7SM CLR 09/04 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP224 T00890039
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KMNN 18nm SW | 212153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01060033
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| TAF |
KMFD 10nm E | 212040Z 2121/2218 27005KT P6SM BKN080 FM220100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM220200 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM221500 10007KT 6SM HZ SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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