Gastonia Municipal Airport (AKH) Information

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:AKH
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:081-08-59.6000W/35-12-09.5000N
-81.149889/35.202639 (Estimated)
Elevation:798 ft / 243.23 m (Surveyed)
Land:280 acres
From nearest city:4 nautical miles S of Gastonia, NC
Location:Gaston County, NC
Magnetic Variation:06W (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:City Of Gastonia
Address:Po Box 1748
Gastonia, NC 28053
Phone number:704-866-6011
Manager:Butch Pearson
Address:1126 Gaston Day School Road
Gastonia, NC 28056
Phone number:704-864-4363

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:Yes
Control Tower:No
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 AND ODALS RY 03, PAPI RYS 03 AND 21 - CTAF.
Beacon Color:Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:Charlotte
Region:ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC:ZTL - Atlanta
Tie-in FSS:RDU - Raleigh
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:AKH (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:NY1

Airport Communications

CTAF:123.000
Unicom:123.000 

Airport Services

Fuel available:100LLA1+
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE

Runway Information

Runway 03/21

Dimension:3770 x 100 ft / 1149.1 x 30.5 m
Surface:ASPH,
Weight Limit:Single wheel: 24000 lbs.
Edge Lights:Medium
  Runway 03 Runway 21
Longitude:081-09-10.3310W081-08-48.7720W
Latitude:35-11-53.0382N35-12-25.8539N
Elevation:796.00 ft780.00 ft
Alignment:28127
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Markings:Non-precision instrument, Good ConditionNon-precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:26.00 ft38.00 ft
Displaced threshold:0.00 ft90.00 ft
VASI:2-light PAPI on right side2-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:3.00°3.00°
Approach lights:ODALS
Centerline Lights:NoNo
Touchdown Lights:NoNo
Obstruction:10 ft road, 292.0 ft from runway, 9:1 slope to clear18 ft trees, 563.0 ft from runway, 215 ft right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD DUE TO 22 FT TREES LOCATED 770 FT FRM DSPLCD THLD OFFSET 62 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
14 FT TREES 126 FT FM END OF RY 246 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 6 FT BRUSH 20 FT FM END OF RY 75 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; AND 5 FT BRUSH 35 FT FROM END BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN. AT DSPLCD: 5 FT BRUSH 99 FT FM DSPLCD 107 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; AND 5 FT BRUSH 100 FT FM DSPLCD BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.

Remarks

PARALLEL TWY UNLGTD.
15 FT ROAD 292 FT FM THR L & R OF CNTRLN.
50 FT DROP-OFF 124 FT FM DISPLACED THR L&R OF CNTRLN.
NOISE ABATEMENT: FROM 2200-0600 PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO USE RY 21 AS CALM WIND RY & DO RUNUPS ON RAMP; NOT RY END. TO AVOID LOW ALT TURNS TO THE WEST REQ CLNC THRU CLASS B ASP FROM CHARLOTTE APCH.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

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