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KGVT Majors Airport
Greenville, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: GVT
Lat/Long: 33-04-04.2200N / 096-03-55.1970W
33-04.070333N / 096-03.919950W
33.0678389 / -96.0653325
(estimated)
Elevation: 535 ft. / 163.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1995)
From city: 4 miles SE of GREENVILLE, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 75402

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1943
Sectional chart: DALLAS-FT WORTH
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GVT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: FRI-SAT 0730-1800, ALL SUN-THU 0730-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MALS RY 17 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.65
UNICOM: 122.95
WX AWOS-3: 133.425 (903-454-9801)
MAJORS GROUND: 121.7 335.8 [0730-1600 MON-FRI, IRREGULAR OTHER HOURS]
MAJORS TOWER: 118.65 385.425 [0730-1600 MON-FRI, IRREGULAR OTHER HOURS]
AFMCLO FLT: 349.6
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 132.85/360.75 (CUMBY RCAG).
  • FREQ 349.6 SAME CONTROL 15048.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SLRr245/27.4SULPHUR SPRINGS VOR/DME109.0008E
BYPr157/29.4BONHAM VORTAC114.6006E
UIMr280/36.9QUITMAN VOR/DME114.0008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CASH356/5.242805ESYW ... -.-- .--
CADDO MILLS074/9.431606EMII -- .. ..
TRAVIS021/20.726006EAVZ .- ...- --..
MESQUITE050/28.024806EPQF .--. --.- ..-.
JECCA038/33.638806EJUG .--- ..- --.

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 17/35

Dimensions: 8030 x 150 ft. / 2448 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MARKINGS TOTALLY FADED OUT.
MARKINGS TOTALLY FADED OUT.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 33-04.732488N33-03.408502N
Longitude: 096-03.909317W096-03.929367W
Elevation: 519.7 ft.524.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 176 magnetic, 181 true356 magnetic, 001 true
Markings: precision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALS: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system
Runway end identifier lights: yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 9 ft. fence, 280 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear11 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 367 ft. right of centerline
6 FT FENCE ON 5 FT HILL 367 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AT THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF GREENVILLE
2821 WASHINGTON STREET
GREENVILLE, TX 75401
Phone 903-457-3100
Manager: LORI PHILYAW
GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
GREENVILLE, TX 75401
Phone 903-457-3168
ACTING AIRPORT MANAGER.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 40
Single engine airplanes: 37
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
  • NUMEROUS MILITARY AIRCRAFT ON FIELD FOR MODIFICATION.
    
Aircraft operations: avg 98/day *
61% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
8% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007

Additional Remarks

EXTENSIVE ACFT MODIFICATION TAKING PLACE
MILITARY USE: JASU - 1(B-10) 1(B-10A) 1(MD-3) 1(MA-1) 1(MA-3).

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
ILS OR LOC RWY 17   download (280KB)
ILS 2 RWY 17   download (280KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (274KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (237KB)
LOC BC RWY 35   download (259KB)
VOR/DME RWY 17   download (259KB)
TACAN RWY 17   download (232KB)
TACAN RWY 35   download (232KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (17KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (27KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7F3 - Caddo Mills Municipal Airport (9 nm W)
2F7 - Commerce Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
F46 - Rockwall Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
KSLR - Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
KTRL - Terrell Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
 
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From to KGVT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0211:02
Sunrise06:2911:29
Sunset20:1301:13
Evening civil twilight20:4001:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-May-2008 22:13:02
Local (UTC-5)  10-May-2008 17:13:02
 
METAR
KGVT 102205Z AUTO 17010KT 5SM HZ SCT024 29/23 A2963 RMK AO2
TAF
KDAL 
42nm W 
102001Z 102018 21012G22KT P6SM SCT250 FM0100 29015KT P6SM SKC FM0300 34014KT P6SM SKC
KDFW 
49nm W 
102001Z 102018 21012G22KT P6SM SCT250 FM0100 29015KT P6SM SKC FM0300 34014KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Greenville Aviation 903-457-2960
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Jet A 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON STE GREENVILLE TX 3.5 104-129
 

Other hotels near Majors Airport

Miles Price ($)
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES GREENVILLE 3.3 97-100
ECONO LODGE INN & SUITES 3.9 60-109
SUPER 8 GREENVILLE TX 4.0 55-128
QUALITY INN GREENVILLE 4.5 65-80

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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5 in Greenville
 

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