AirNav: 8GK - Gallatin County Airport

8GK

Gallatin County Airport
Sparta, Kentucky, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	8GK
Lat/Long:	38-40-46.1970N 084-55-44.0330W 38-40.769950N 084-55.733883W 38.6794992,-84.9288981 (estimated)
Elevation:	830.4 ft. / 253.1 m (surveyed)
Variation:	06W (2030)
From city:	1 mile N of SPARTA, KY
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	41086

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/2023
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	8GK (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance:
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P:	119.15
CINCINNATI APPROACH:	128.7
CINCINNATI DEPARTURE:	128.7

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FLMr278/29.0		FALMOUTH VOR/DME		117.00		04W
FFTr001/(29.8)		FRANKFORT VOR		109.40		03W

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Oil available:	ACTVT REILS RWY 06 & 24: PAPI RWY 06 & 24: MIRL 06/24 - CTAF.

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:

5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m

Surface:

concrete, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN PCR/310 /R/C/W/T

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 6

RUNWAY 24

Latitude:

38-40.539553N

38-41.000332N

Longitude:

084-56.169375W

084-55.298353W

Elevation:

830.4 ft.

815.5 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	GALLATIN COUNTY PO BOX 144 WARSAW, KY 41095 Phone 859-567-5691 CO JUDGE LANDLINE.
Manager:	JON MORRIS PO BOX 144 WARSAW, KY 41095 Phone 859-206-3722

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CINCINNATI APCH AT 859-372-6440.

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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06		download (250KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24		download (212KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (390KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

K62 - Gene Snyder Airport (25 nm E)
KCVG - Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (25 nm NE)
KIMS - Madison Regional Airport (26 nm W)
KFFT - Capital City Airport (30 nm S)
KLUK - Cincinnati Municipal Airport/Lunken Field (35 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:45	11:45
Sunrise	07:13	12:13
Sunset	17:34	22:34
Evening civil twilight	18:02	23:02

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Nov-2026 01:04:23
Local (UTC-5)	06-Nov-2026 20:04:23

METAR

KK62 25nm E	070055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT027 BKN048 07/03 A3012 RMK AO2
KCVG 25nm NE	070052Z 29007KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00670022
KIMS 26nm W	070055Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM BKN042 07/03 A3016 RMK AO2 T00710029
KFFT 30nm S	070053Z AUTO A3012 RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO PNO $
KLUK 35nm NE	070052Z 31006KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00830028 $
K27K 35nm SE	070055Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM BKN035 OVC050 09/06 A3010 RMK AO2 T00920059 $
KI67 36nm N	070055Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM OVC048 07/03 A3014 RMK AO1
KI69 41nm NE	070056Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM SCT049 08/03 A3013 RMK AO1 T00750027
KLEX 42nm S	070054Z 32006KT 10SM OVC047 10/04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01000044 $
KJVY 42nm SW	070050Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A3014 RMK AO2

TAF

KCVG
25nm NE

062100Z 0621/0724 33012G18KT P6SM BKN035 FM062300 32006KT P6SM SCT040 FM071400 31008KT P6SM BKN035 FM072300 30006KT P6SM SCT050

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