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KAKH
Airport
Gastonia Municipal
Gastonia, North Carolina

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/20/2008 - 1/15/2009

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:AKH / KAKH
Lat/Lng: 35.2026388889, -81.1498888889
35-12-09.5000N, 081-08-59.6000W
Estimated by NGS on 11/03/2005
Elevation: 798 feet Surveyed by NGS on 11/03/2005
Magnetic Variation: 06W, (2000), [-7W (2008)]
Sectional: CHARLOTTE
From City: 4nm S of Gastonia

Operations

Use: Open to the public
Ownership: Publicly owned
Attended: All year Every day 0800-1800 (local)
Closed Christmas Day
Control Tower: no
ARTCC: Atlanta Center (ZTL)
FSS: Raleigh FSS (RDU)
NOTAMs and Weather: AKH NOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator: Lighted
Segmented Circle: yes
Lights: Dusk-Dawn (local time), Activate MIRL Runway 03/21 and ODALS Runway 03, PAPI Runways 03 and 21 . - CTAF.
Beacon: Clear-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 123.000
UNICOM: 123.000
Weather: ASOS 704-868-9034 135.725
Approach:
Contact 'CHARLOTTE' Approach
134.75, 257.2
Departure:
Contact 'CHARLOTTE' Departure
134.75, 257.2
Other: ---CD/P 127.2
Master Airport: CLT (CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL)

Services

Fuel: Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A-1 - Kerosene, with Icing Inhibitor, freeze point -50C
Airframe Repair: Minor
Powerplant Repair: Minor
Bottled Oxygen: None
Bulk Oxygen: None
Transient Storage: Tie-Down
Other Services: Charter, Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Rental

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA: 34
Multi Engine GA: 3
Jet GA: 1
Total: 38

Annual Operations

For year ending: 07/12/2006
AirTaxi: 1000
Local GA (< 20 miles): 40000
Non-local GA: 9000
Military Operations: 40
Total: 50040

Ownership

Owner: City of Gastonia
Po Box 1748
Gastonia, Nc 28053
704-866-6992
Manager: Richard Duffie
1126 Gaston Day School Road
Gastonia, Nc 28056
704-864-4363

Runways

Runways: 03/21

Runway 03/21

Length: 3770 feet
by Ngs on 11/03/2005
Width: 100 feet
Surface: Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Weight Capacity: Single Wheel aircraft: 24,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity: Med Intensity
End 03 End 21
True Alignment: 028, (021 Magnetic) 208, (201 Magnetic)
Runway Markings: Nonprecision Instrument, Good Condition Nonprecision Instrument, Good Condition
Displaced Threshold Distance:   90'
Gradient: 0.4 0.4
Elevation at End: 795.5' MSL 779.8' MSL
Elevation at Displaced Threshold:   781.2' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone: 798' MSL 798' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height: 26' AGL 31' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle: 3.00° 3.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator: 2-light PAPI on right side of runway 2-light PAPI on left side of runway
Approach Lights: ODALS - Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System  
Objects: Trees Trees
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): Utility runway with a nonprecision approach Utility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope: 6:1 13:1
Runway 21 Approach Slope 46:1 to Displaced Threshold.
Object Height: 67' AGL 11' AGL
Object Distance: 662' Along centerline
305' Right of centerline
333' Along centerline
51' Left of centerline

Procedures

Additional Remarks

A110*G-This Airport Has Been Surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.
Parallel Taxiway Unlighted.
Runway 03 Has 25 Ft Powerline 400 Ft from Threshold L & R of Centerline.
Runway 21 Has 50 Ft Drop-Off 100 Ft from Threshold L&R of Centerline.
Noise Abatement: from 2200-0600 Pilots are Requested to Use Runway 21 As Calm Wind Runway & Do Runups on Ramp; not Runway End. to Avoid Low Altitude Turns to the West Req Clearance Thru Class B Asp from Charlotte Approach.
Deer on & in View of Airport.

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