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Garden City Regional Airport



Garden City Regional Airport
IATA: GCK – ICAO: KGCK
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Garden City
Location Pierceville Township, Finney County, near Garden City, Kansas
Elevation AMSL 2,890 ft / 880.9 m
Coordinates 37°55′39″N 100°43′28″W / 37.9275°N 100.72444°W / 37.9275; -100.72444Coordinates: 37°55′39″N 100°43′28″W / 37.9275°N 100.72444°W / 37.9275; -100.72444
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 7,300 2,225 Concrete
12/30 5,700 1,737 Concrete

Garden City Regional Airport (IATA: GCK, ICAO: KGCK, FAA LID: GCK) is a public airport located eight miles (13 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Garden City, in Finney County, Kansas, USA. The airport covers 1,848 acres (748 ha) and has two runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Great Lakes Airlines Denver, Kansas City, Liberal, Salina

History

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces used Garden City Airport as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center. The facility was known as Garden City Army Airfield.

The immediate construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with five concrete runways, several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower. Four large hangars were also constructed. Buildings were ultimately utilitarian and quickly assembled. Most base buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary or semi-permanent materials. Although some hangars had steel frames and the occasional brick or tile brick building could be seen, most support buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction clad in little more than plywood and tarpaper.

The airfield opened in early 1942 and originally trained Royal Air Force pilots in basic flight training. In June 1943 it wa converted as part of the 70,000 Pilot Training Program into the Army Air Forces Pilot School (Basic) (later 49th Basic Flying Training Group). Flying cadets learned to fly with Vultee BT-13A Valiants. The BT-13 was the basic trainer flown by most pilots during WWII. It was the second phase of the three phase training program for pilots.

There were three auxiliary airfields associated with Garden City AAF which were built in 1943. On 15 December 1944 flying training ceased at the airfield and Garden City AAF was reassigned to Air Service Command, becoming an auxiliary storage depot for the Oklahoma City Air Depot, and was placed on standby status. On 27 April 1945, the airfield was reactivated as an aircraft storage depot, and for the next two years, may of the basic and primary training aircraft used by Air Training Command were flown to Garden City for storage, and ultimately sale or reclamation. The main Garden City Army Airfield and it's auxiliaries were closed at the end of the war in November 1945, and were declared excess by the military on 18 May 1947. Civil authorities developed the main airfield into Garden City Regional Airport.

Garden City Regional Airport's former status as Garden City AAF helped it serve an important role during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. When orders were dispatched to ground all domestic flights, three large jets were ordered to land at GCRA as it was the closest airport with runways that could accommodate the planes. Since planes of such size don't normally use the airport, the passengers had to be evacuated with the aid of ladder trucks from the Garden City Fire Department.



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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2008-06-05

Airport Identifier:

GCK

Airport Status:

Operational

Longitude/Latitude:

100-43-27.9000W/37-55-39.1000N
-100.724417/37.927528 (Estimated)

Elevation:

2891 ft / 881.18 m (Surveyed)

Land:

1848 acres

From nearest city:

8 nautical miles SE of Garden City, KS

Location:

Finney County, KS

Magnetic Variation:

09E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

City Of Garden City

Address:

City Hall, Box 499
Garden City, KS 67846

Phone number:

620-276-1160

Manager:

Rachelle Powell

Address:

2225 S. Air Service Rd. 112
Garden City, KS 67846

Phone number:

620-276-1190
FAX 620-276-1192

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

Yes

Control Tower:

Yes

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 & HIRL RY 17/35; REIL RYS 17; 12; 30 & MALSR RY 35 - CTAF.
PAPI RYS 12 & 30 & VASI RYS 17 & 35 ON 24 HRS.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Landing fee charge:

No

Sectional chart:

Wichita

Region:

ACE - Central

Boundary ARTCC:

ZKC - Kansas City

Tie-in FSS:

ICT - Wichita

FSS on Airport:

No

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

GCK (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Certification type/date:

II A S 05/197
CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR 24 HRS CALL AMGR (620) 276-1190/(620) 937-4008.

Federal Agreements:

NGPY

Airport Communications

CTAF:

118.150

Unicom:

122.950 

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LLA
FOR MILITARY FUEL CALL 620-275-5055.

Airframe Repair:

MAJOR

Power Plant Repair:

MAJOR

Bottled Oxygen:

NONE

Bulk Oxygen:

LOW

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimension:

5700 x 100 ft / 1737.4 x 30.5 m

Surface:

CONC, Good Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 48000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 60000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

Medium

 

Runway 12

Runway 30

Longitude:

100-43-59.7955W

100-43-09.8727W

Latitude:

37-55-51.2131N

37-55-11.0767N

Elevation:

2891.00 ft

2878.00 ft

Alignment:

127

127

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

VASI:

2-light PAPI on left side

2-light PAPI on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.00°

Runway End Identifier:

Yes

Yes

Runway 17/35

Dimension:

7300 x 100 ft / 2225.0 x 30.5 m

Surface:

CONC, Good Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 76000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 91000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 125000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High

 

Runway 17

Runway 35

Longitude:

100-43-22.1514W

100-43-22.8153W

Latitude:

37-56-21.2934N

37-55-09.1433N

Elevation:

2889.00 ft

2877.00 ft

Alignment:

127

0

ILS Type:

 

ILS

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

39.00 ft

40.00 ft

VASI:

4-box on left side

4-box on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.00°

Approach lights:

 

MALSR

Runway End Identifier:

Yes

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

GC

NDB

Pieve

 

347.00

09E

5.9 nm

TQK

NDB

Scott City

 

256.00

08E

34.1 nm

ULS

NDB

Ulysses

 

395.00

09E

36.5 nm

MEJ

NDB

Meade

 

389.00

09E

42.4 nm

GCK

VORTAC

Garden City

080X

113.30

11E

0.5 nm

DDC

VORTAC

Dodge City

019X

108.20

08E

34.4 nm

Remarks

  • RY 35 DESIGNATED THE CALM WIND RY.
  • AIR CARRIER OPS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED IN EXCESS OF 15 MINUTES BEFORE OR AFTER SCHEDULED ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE TIMES WITHOUT PRIOR COORDINATION WITH AMGR AND CONFIRMATION THAT ARFF IS AVBL PRIOR TO LDNG OR TKOF.

Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

46

Single Engine Airplanes:

38

Multi Engine Airplanes:

8

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2006-08-01 - 2007-07-31

Aircraft Operations:

59/Day

Commerical:

23.4%

General Aviation Local:

6.3%

General Aviation Itinerant:

59.4%

Military:

10.9%

   

Garden City Regional Airport

Address: Finney County, KS

Tel: 620-276-1160, 620-276-1190

Fax: 620-276-1192


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General Info
Country United States
State KANSAS
FAA ID GCK
Latitude 37-55-39.056N
Longitude 100-43-27.893W
Elevation 2890 feet
Near City GARDEN CITY


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