FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GVL |
| Lat/Long: | 34-16-21.4550N 083-49-48.8140W
34-16.357583N 083-49.813567W
34.2726264,-83.8302261
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1276.9 ft. / 389.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 30501 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GVL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MALSR RWY 05; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX ASOS: | 126.475 (770-532-4687) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 132.475 ;0615-2200 |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 132.475 ;0615-2200 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at JCA (15 nm SE): | 118.125 (706-387-6477) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at LZU (19 nm S): | PHONE 770-339-7753 |
| WX AWOS-3 at WDR (19 nm SE): | 118.575 (770-868-0642) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AJR (19 nm NE): | 119.175 (706-778-3675) |
- CD PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/307.9 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG) 2200-0615.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA TRACON 0615-2200 ON FREQS 132.475/291.1 OTHER TIMES BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.5/316.05 (ATHENS RCAG).
- CD PRVDD BY GAINESVILLE RCO ON FREQ 122.5 0615-2200.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AHNr308/31.8 | | ATHENS VOR/DME | | 116.95 | | 00E |
| ODFr226/36.6 | | FOOTHILLS VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BARROW COUNTY | | 334/23.5 | | 404 | | 05W | | BMW | -... -- .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:24 HOUR SELF SERVICE FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5496 x 100 ft. / 1675 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-16.024085N | | 34-16.707892N |
| Longitude: | 083-50.275757W | | 083-49.559718W |
| Elevation: | 1274.3 ft. | | 1237.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 041 true | | 224 magnetic, 221 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 396 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5496 TODA:5496 ASDA:5370 LDA:5370 | | TORA:5496 TODA:5496 ASDA:5496 LDA:5100 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI 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: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. trees, 269 ft. from runway, 493 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. trees, 279 ft. from runway, 479 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
BLDG 360 FT LEFT 0 FT - 80 FT FROM EOR. |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4003 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 35.0 |
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| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 34-16.445275N | | 34-16.246787N |
| Longitude: | 083-50.049548W | | 083-49.291445W |
| Elevation: | 1272.8 ft. | | 1259.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 111 magnetic, 108 true | | 291 magnetic, 288 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 120 ft. | | 111 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4001 TODA:4001 ASDA:3881 LDA:3770 | | TORA:4001 TODA:4001 ASDA:3890 LDA:3770 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. trees, 242 ft. from runway, 111 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 42 ft. trees, 494 ft. from runway, 149 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GAINESVILLE
P.O. BOX 2496
GAINESVILLE, GA 30501
Phone 770-535-6882 |
| Manager: | LISA POOLE
PO BOX 2496
GAINESVILLE, GA 30503-2496
Phone 770-535-6882 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ALL RYS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131, WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BOKRT THREE (RNAV) | |
download (185KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (268KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (253KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (479KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJCA - Jackson County Airport (15 nm SE)
KLZU - Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (19 nm S)
KWDR - Barrow County Airport (19 nm SE)
KAJR - Habersham County Airport (19 nm NE)
KCNI - Cherokee County Regional Airport (29 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by "aedelstein"
Photo taken 22-Apr-2017
looking south.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Jan-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 17:54 | | 22:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 23:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Jan-2026 05:07:15 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Jan-2026 00:07:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KGVL | 220453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC055 07/M01 A3028 RMK AO2 RAB00E40 SLP254 P0000 T00671011 401061028
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KJCA
15nm SE | 220455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN065 OVC075 06/M05 A3028 RMK AO2 T00611048
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KLZU
19nm S | 220456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC065 07/M03 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP265 T00721028 $
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KWDR
19nm SE | 220455Z 10SM OVC070 06/M01 A3030 RMK AO2
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KAJR
19nm NE | 220455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ SCT050 SCT070 OVC085 04/00 A3026 RMK AO2 T00350002
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KAHN
31nm SE | 211736Z 2118/2218 12006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM221100 00000KT P6SM BKN030 FM221500 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 PROB30 2215/2218 4SM -SHRA OVC009
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KPDK
33nm SW | 211736Z 2118/2218 16006KT P6SM BKN100 FM212300 17004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM220500 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM220900 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC030 FM221100 00000KT P6SM -SHRA SCT007 OVC015 TEMPO 2212/2216 3SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM221600 32003KT 4SM -SHRA OVC006
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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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