FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GAL |
| Lat/Long: | 64-44-10.2000N / 156-56-14.6000W
64-44.170000N / 156-56.243333W
64.7361667 / -156.9373889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 153 ft. / 46.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 23E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99741 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| NOTAMs facility: | PAGA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 07/25; VASI RYS 07 & 25; REIL RY 07 & SALSF RY 25 - CTAF. SFL'S ARE ONLY ACTVTD WHEN THE SALSF IS SET TO STEP 5 WHICH IS ACCOMPLISHED BY CLICKING THE CTAF FREQ 7 KEYS WITHIN 5 SECONDS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.525 (907-446-3835) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 127.0/290.2 (GALENA RCAG).COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY FAIRBANKS FSS ON FREQ 122.20 (GALENA RCO).
- MIL CONTRACTOR CALL SPACE MARK ON 391.2 FOR ALL SERVICES.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GALr245/4.1 | | GALENA VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 23E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BISHOP | | 250/3.7 | | 331 | | 21E | | BZP | -... --.. .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
24 HR CREDIT CARD SYSTEM FOR PURCHASING 100LL & JET A FUEL. |
| Oil available: | CTAF FREQ 352.050 SIMULCAST WITH 123.0. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 7249 x 150 ft. / 2209 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 110.0 | | Double wheel: | 144.0 | | Double tandem: | 240.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RUNWAY MARKING FAIR TO GOOD |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 64-44.155222N | | 64-44.165108N |
| Longitude: | 156-57.602005W | | 156-54.819513W |
| Elevation: | 147.0 ft. | | 153.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 089 true | | 247 magnetic, 270 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 601 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left | | 4-box VASI on left |
| Approach lights: | | | SALSF |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/GS |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. berm, lighted, 375 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 50:1 FROM DSPLCD THR. | | 15 ft. road, lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 2786 x 80 ft. / 849 x 24 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 64-44.195400N | | 64-44.197867N |
| Longitude: | 156-56.861967W | | 156-55.792583W |
| Elevation: | 146.0 ft. | | 148.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 067 magnetic, 090 true | | 247 magnetic, 270 true |
| Obstructions: | none | | 63 ft. tower, 900 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF ALASK DOPTF NORTH REG
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99701
Phone 907-451-5217 |
| Manager: | MARVIN THURMOND
BOX 9
GALENA, AK 99741
Phone 907-656-1236 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/day * | | 47% | transient general aviation | | 21% | local general aviation | | 16% | commercial | | 11% | military | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 24 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| A70 1 | CIVIL FUEL AVBL DURING ATTENDED HRS MON-FRI. |
| - | POSSIBLE WINDSHEAR BELOW 2000 FT AGL ON FINAL APCH TO RWYS 07 & 25. |
| - | BAK-12B APCH END RY 25 CONNECTED. OTHERS REQUIRE 30 MIN PRIOR NOTICE. |
| - | MIL ACFT CTC GALENA OPS ON FREQS 372.2 OR 391.2 FOR SVCS. MIL UHF ONLY MUST REPORT ARRIVAL ON 352.050. |
| - | ARPT HAZARDOUS REPORTING ONLY PERFORMED DURING DUTY HRS UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENT IN WRITING WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT PO BOX 09 GALENA AK 99741. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS MONITOR CTAF. |
| - | ACFT MAY BE CLOSER TO LANDING SURFACE THAN THEY APPEAR TO PILOT. |
| - | ALL ACFT CARRYING EXPLOSIVE CARGO CTC AMGR 907-656-1236 24 HRS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. |
| - | TWY C CLSD DURG WINTER MONTHS. |
| - | SMALL ACFT PARKING AREA AND RAMP IN FRONT OF AIR TAXI OPNS IS LIMITED TO ACFT UP TO 12500 LBS. |
| - | GALENA WX REPORT AVBL ON 134.5 MON-FRI 1700-0200 EXCP HOLS. |
| - | WINDS ARE E DUE TO FMQ-13 WIND SENSORS BEING ACCURATE TO WITHIN ONLY +/- 4 KTS. ATC/WX WILL NOT INCLUDE/RELAY WIND CORRECTIONS INTO FORECASTS/PHRASEOLOGY. AIRCREWS WILL INCORPORATE A +/- 4 KT ACCURACY INTO THEIR DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR FLYING OPNS. |
| - | -21 |
| - | BE ALERT: AIR DEFENSE ACFT MAY SCRAMBLE AT ANY TIME. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON AND IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT. |
| - | JASU-4/MD-3/-2/MC-1 MODIFIED/-1/MC-2A/. |
| - | NUMEROUS OBSTRUCTIONS INVOF RY 07/25 NOT IDENTIFIED ON TERMINAL APCH PLATES. |
| - | FLIGHTS ORIGINATING OUTSIDE OF THE STATE REFER TO ALASKA SECTION OF U.S. AIR FORCE-FOREIGN CLEARANCE GUIDE. |
| - | ARPT MAINT DUTY HRS 0800-1600 MON-FRI EXCP HOLS. |
| - | FIRST USABLE 975' OF RY 25 IS CONCRETE - MAY DIFFER IN APPEARANCE AND BRAKING ACTION FM REMAINING PORTION OF RY. |
| - | (PAY PHONE) PAY PHONE AVAILABLE. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| HI-ILS/DME RWY 25 | |
download (140KB) |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 25 | |
download (252KB) |
| GPS RWY 07 | |
download (177KB) |
| GPS RWY 25 | |
download (194KB) |
| HI-VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 07 | |
download (135KB) |
| HI-VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 25 | |
download (161KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 07 | |
download (245KB) |
| VOR RWY 25 | |
download (236KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PANU - Nulato Airport (29 nm W)
PARY - Ruby Airport (38 nm E)
PAKV - Kaltag Airport (53 nm SW)
PAHL - Huslia Airport (60 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 14:32 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 15:25 |
| Sunset | | 21:27 | | 05:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:20 | | 06:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 11:43:00 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 05-Sep-2008 03:43:00 |
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| METAR |
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| PAGA | 041745Z 00000KT 10SM SCT075 11/08 A2998 RMK PHONE
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| NOTAMs |
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