FAA Information Effective: | 2013-12-12 |
Airport Identifier: | GAI |
Airport Status: | Operational |
Longitude/Latitude: | 077-09-57.6000W/39-10-06.0000N -77.166000/39.168333 (Estimated) |
Elevation: | 539 ft / 164.29 m (Surveyed) |
Land: | 125 acres |
From nearest city: | 3 nautical miles NE of Gaithersburg, MD |
Location: | Montgomery County, MD |
Magnetic Variation: | 09W (1985) |
Ownership: | Publicly owned |
Owner: | Montgomery County Rev Auth |
Address: | 101 Monroe St 4th Floor, Suite 410 Rockville, MD 20850 |
Phone number: | 301-762-9080 |
Manager: | Keith Miller |
Address: | 101 Monroe Street, Suite 410 Rockville, MD 20850 |
Phone number: | 301-762-9080 |
Airport Use: | Open to public |
Wind indicator: | No |
Segmented Circle: | Yes |
Control Tower: | No |
Lighting Schedule: | SEE RMK ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & REIL RY 14/32 - CTAF |
Beacon Color: | Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
Landing fee charge: | No |
Sectional chart: | Washington |
Region: | AEA - Eastern |
Traffic Pattern Alt: | 1000 ft |
Boundary ARTCC: | ZDC - Washington |
Tie-in FSS: | DCA - Leesburg |
FSS on Airport: | No |
FSS Toll Free: | 1-800-WX-BRIEF |
NOTAMs Facility: | DCA (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
Federal Agreements: | NGVY |
CTAF: | 123.075 |
Unicom: | 123.075 |
Fuel available: | 100LLA FUEL TRUCK AVBL 0800-2000; REQUEST ON 122.85. SELF-SERVE 100LL AVAILABLE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Airframe Repair: | MINOR |
Power Plant Repair: | MAJOR |
Bottled Oxygen: | LOW |
Bulk Oxygen: | NONE |
Dimension: | 4202 x 75 ft / 1280.8 x 22.9 m |
Surface: | ASPH, Good Condition |
Edge Lights: | Medium |
Runway 14 | Runway 32 | |
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Longitude: | 077-10-18.8006W | 077-09-36.4145W |
Latitude: | 39-10-18.6369N | 39-09-53.4181N |
Elevation: | 493.00 ft | 539.00 ft |
Alignment: | 127 | 127 |
Traffic Pattern: | Left | Right |
Markings: | Non-precision instrument, Fair Condition | Non-precision instrument, Fair Condition |
Crossing Height: | 53.00 ft | 0.00 ft |
VASI: | 4-box on left side | |
Visual Glide Angle: | 3.00° | 0.00° |
Runway End Identifier: | Yes | Yes |
Obstruction: | 11 ft trees, 1509.0 ft from runway, 112 ft right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear RY 14, 43 FT TREES 145 FT 'R' AT THLD. | 38 ft trees, 880.0 ft from runway, 187L/ ft right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear RY 32 HAS +15 FT RIDGE PARALLEL TO RY 155 FT L; +6FT FENCE PARALLEL TO RY 180 FT R. |
NOISE ABATEMENT DEP RY 32; TURN RIGHT TO AT LEAST 340 DEGS; JETS REFRAIN FROM RY 32 TAKEOFF BTWN 2300-0700. |
DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
HELICOPTERS REFRAIN FM AIR TAXI OVER PAVED PARKING RAMPS. |
30 FT DOWNSLOPE 75 FT L/R OF CNTRLN AT THLD TO 150 FT BOTH SIDES. |
ARPT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ACFT WITH WING SPAN IN EXCESS OF 79 FT & GROSS WT IN EXCESS OF 48,000 POUNDS. |
SOUTH RAMP NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AIRCRAFT W/ WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 79 FT OR WEIGHT GREATER THAN 40,000 LBS. |
BE ALERT SFRA PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. |
PREFERRED CALM WIND RY 14. |