FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GYB |
| Lat/Long: | 30-10-09.3615N / 096-58-48.0640W
30-10.156025N / 096-58.801067W
30.1692671 / -96.9800178
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 485 ft. / 147.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of GIDDINGS, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 78942 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GYB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.225 (979-542-0382) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 3T5 (16 nm S): | 124.175 (979-242-5777) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 132.15/279.6 (SEALY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IDUr293/25.2 | | INDUSTRY VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 08E |
| CWKr108/31.1 | | CENTEX VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 06E |
| CLLr220/39.0 | | COLLEGE STATION VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BRENHAM | | 258/31.6 | | 362 | | 06E | | BNH | -... -. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 30-10.484303N | | 30-09.827747N |
| Longitude: | 096-58.838998W | | 096-58.763140W |
| Elevation: | 484.5 ft. | | 439.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 168 magnetic, 174 true | | 348 magnetic, 354 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline
+5 FT FENCE 240 FT R 180 FT FM THLD, +30 FT TREES 230 FT L FM THLD TO 200 FT. | | 42 ft. tree, 900 ft. from runway, 22 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GIDDINGS & LEE CO
118 E RICHMOND
GIDDINGS, TX 78942
Phone 979-542-2710 |
| Manager: | DAVID GLASS
1234 CR 206
GIDDINGS, TX 78942
Phone 979-542-6081 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 25 January 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (163KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (178KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (157KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3T5 - Fayette Regional Air Center Airport (16 nm S)
KRWV - Caldwell Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
11R - Brenham Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
T74 - Taylor Municipal Airport (34 nm NW)
KAUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (36 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Nov-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:00 | | 24:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 18:44:53 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 12:44:53 |
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| METAR |
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| KGYB | 081825Z AUTO 10004KT 5SM BR SCT011 OVC015 22/19 A3006 RMK AO2 T02180192
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K3T5
16nm S | 081825Z AUTO 10004KT 7SM OVC017 23/20 A3000 RMK AO2 T02320202
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KAUS
38nm W | 081738Z 0818/0924 01007KT 3/4SM BR VCSH OVC003 TEMPO 0818/0819 2SM SHRA BR OVC005CB FM081900 04007KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN010CB OVC070 FM090300 08005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM090900 02004KT 1/2SM FG BKN003 FM091500 01008KT P6SM BKN025 FM091800 01011KT P6SM
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KCLL
40nm NE | 081807Z 0818/0918 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 FM082100 10008KT P6SM VCSH BKN019 BKN030 OVC200 TEMPO 0821/0901 RA OVC015 FM090200 09006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN120 FM090800 04006KT P6SM OVC012 FM091600 02010KT P6SM BKN025
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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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