AOPA Airports: Gila Bend AF Aux (KGXF)

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Gila Bend AF Aux

Overview

Attendance:	Attended Clsd Hol.Year-round, 7 Days a Week,Durg Sked Rng Periods Only
Tower:	Air Traffic Control Tower, 18 hrs/day, everyday, year-round
Elevation:	883 ft (269.1 m) (Estimated)
Location:	3.00 mi. S of Gila Bend
Beacon:	Present (white-green)
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	17/35 Runway length: 8500 ft
Fees:	No data

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Rstd: Helipads Unlgtd, Rstd to Day Vfr Use Only Unless Approved by Afld Mgr

Rstd: Helipads Limited to Uh-60 or Smaller Helicopters

See Flip Ap/1 Supplementary Arpt Rmk

Caution: Uneven Sfc Both Sides of Apch and Dep End Bak-12 Could Result in Tail Hook Skipping Over Bak-12 Cable

Caution: Rwy 17/35 Mrk First 1000' Both Ends of Rwy Not Easily Identifiable

Caution: Numerous Obst on Afld Unlgtd

Misc: Nstd Lgt Lctd in Both Overruns: Pre-Thld Bar (5 Red Lgts Each Side of Overrun Just Off Edges) Lctd 100' Fr Thld & Another Series of Red Lgts (11 on N End, 9 on S End) on Cntrln Lctd 200' Fr Thld

Misc: Rwy 17/35 Asp with First 1,000' Each End Con. Rwy Not Grooved; Could Result in Poor Ba on Wet Rwy

Service-Lgt: Nstd Two Lgt PAPI's in Use. Use Caution for Nstd, Non-Coincidental Frangible Infra-Red Lgt Lctd Btn 1000' & 7000' Fr Ldg Thld. These Lgts Visible Only Thru Night Vision Devices (Nvd) in Support of Ppr Night Vision Goggle (Nvg) Msn

Caution: Peripheral (Outside) Taxilines on Prk Ramp and North & South Turn Arounds Too Close to Edge of Ramp at 20' (25' Rqr) Use Caution

Caution: Twy A Only 50' Wide; No Paved Shoulders. C-130's are Rqr to Idle Outboard Engines on Twy A

Rstd: Ppr Apvl Fr 56 Rmo/Qae (Dsn 896-5261) Must be Obtained 24 Hr Prior to Intended Ldg. Ppr Not Rqr of Emerg, Diverts or Opns in Support of Sked Range Msn

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Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	8500 x 150ft. / 2590.8 x 45.7m	Weight Bearing Cap:	Single wheel: 10000 lb
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, condition not reported	Runway Edge Lights:	medium

#	Elev/Hdg	Approach Lights
17	826.0ft. MSL 0.7% up	visual glide slope: 2-Light/Right-Side PAPI

35	883.0ft. MSL 0.7% down	visual glide slope: 2-Light/Right-Side PAPI

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N32 53.2528' / W112 43.1931'32.8875467-112.7198850
Charts:	NACO: Phoenix Sectional
Mag Var:	13E (1985)
ARTCC:	Albuquerque (ZAB)
FSS:	Prescott (PRC) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	GBN
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector
EMERG	Gila Bend	121.5
Tower	Gila Bend	127.75
RANGE CTL	Gila Bend	122.775	CALL: SNAKE EYE

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
GBN	VORTAC	116.6	195	5 nm
BXK	VORTAC	110.6	157	34 nm
TFD	VORTAC	114.8	258	41 nm
LUF	TACAN	.0	191	43 nm
PHX	VOT	109.0	000	49 nm
PXR	VORTAC	115.6	217	50 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
USAF	Base Operations
Luke Afb	Luke Afb
Glendale, AZ 85301	Glendale, AZ 85301

Chuck Fowler Arpt Man , 623-856-5264

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