FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GBG |
| Lat/Long: | 40-56-16.8019N 090-25-52.0449W 40-56.280032N 090-25.867415W 40.9380005,-90.4311236 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 764.3 ft. / 233.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (2025) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of GALESBURG, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 61401 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1957 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GBG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 03; REIL RWY 21; PAPI RWY 21; HIRL RWY 03/21; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. SS-SR HIRL RWY 03/21; MIRL RWY 10/28 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.975 (309-343-3711) |
| QUAD CITY APPROACH: | 133.275 |
| QUAD CITY DEPARTURE: | 133.275 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.7 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.6/316.1 (BURLINGTON RCAG) WHEN QUAD CITY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MZVr153/24.8 | | MOLINE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 05E |
| BRLr055/25.9 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 115.55 | | 05E |
| PIAr294/32.9 | | PEORIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MACOMB | | 012/25.9 | | 251 | | 01E | | JZY | .--- --.. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SVC H24. |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5792 x 150 ft. / 1765 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 47.0 | | Double wheel: | 57.0 | | Double tandem: | 85.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 40-55.854077N | | 40-56.694858N |
| Longitude: | 090-26.189208W | | 090-25.595488W |
| Elevation: | 754.5 ft. | | 764.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 028 true | | 210 magnetic, 208 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 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: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. tree, 1007 ft. from runway, 182 ft. left of centerline, 44:1 slope to clear | | 57 ft. tree, 1731 ft. from runway, 623 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3600 x 100 ft. / 1097 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 40-56.345605N | | 40-56.232367N |
| Longitude: | 090-26.211003W | | 090-25.443597W |
| Elevation: | 757.5 ft. | | 757.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 103 magnetic, 101 true | | 283 magnetic, 281 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 2 ft. tree, 207 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GALESBURG 55 W. TOMPKINS ST GALESBURG, IL 61401 Phone (309) 342-3134 |
| Manager: | AARON GAVIN 55 W. TOMPKINS ST GALESBURG, IL 61401 Phone 309-345-3624 |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 03 | |
download (262KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (163KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (518KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
C66 - Monmouth Municipal Airport (9 nm W)
KEZI - Kewanee Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KMQB - Macomb Municipal Airport (27 nm S)
KCTK - Ingersoll Airport (27 nm SE)
KMLI - Quad Cities International Airport (31 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 20-Jun-2009
looking northeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunset | | 16:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:03 | | 23:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Dec-2025 00:23:09 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Dec-2025 18:23:09 |
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| METAR |
| KGBG | 052355Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM BKN085 M03/M05 A2981 RMK AO2 T10311051 11016 21040
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| TAF |
KMLI 31nm N | 051730Z 0518/0618 21010KT P6SM BKN050 FM060300 24005KT P6SM OVC035 FM060500 28006KT P6SM OVC015 FM061200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN015
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KBRL 33nm W | 051730Z 0518/0618 20009KT P6SM BKN150 FM060300 24006KT P6SM OVC060 FM060600 30006KT P6SM OVC020 FM061200 32004KT P6SM OVC015
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KPIA 38nm SE | 051720Z 0518/0618 19011KT P6SM SCT080 SCT250 FM060500 25007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN060 FM060900 31006KT P6SM BKN015
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| NOTAMs |
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