Montgomery County Airpark Airport (GAI) Information

Gaithersburg, MD

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Location & QuickFacts

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)

Owner & Manager

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 Operations and Facilities

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

Airport Communications

CTAF:	123.075
Unicom:	123.075

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimension:	4202 x 75 ft / 1280.8 x 22.9 m
Surface:	ASPH, Good Condition
Edge Lights:	Medium

	Runway 14	Runway 32
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.

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
GTN	NDB	Georgetown		323.00	09W	14.5 nm
FND	NDB	Ellicott		371.00	11W	19.5 nm
BUH	NDB	Anne Arundel		260.00	10W	19.6 nm
DC	NDB	Oxonn		332.00	11W	25.0 nm
IUB	NDB	Institute		404.00	08W	26.2 nm
VKX	NDB	Potomac		241.00	10W	27.1 nm
GDX	NDB	Goodwin Lake		227.00	08W	33.6 nm
MTN	NDB	Martin		342.00	11W	37.4 nm
TZ	NDB	Cogan		364.00	10W	42.4 nm
EUD	NDB	York		254.00	11W	47.1 nm
MTN	TACAN	Martin	068X		11W	36.5 nm
FDK	VOR	Frederick		109.00	08W	17.6 nm
HGR	VOR	Hagerstown		109.80	07W	45.1 nm
DCA	VOR/DME	Washington	047X	111.00	09W	19.5 nm
PPM	VOR/DME	Phillips	021X	108.40	09W	49.6 nm
AML	VORTAC	Armel	082X	113.50	08W	19.9 nm
EMI	VORTAC	Westminster	126X	117.90	08W	21.5 nm
BAL	VORTAC	Baltimore	098X	115.10	11W	23.5 nm
ADW	VORTAC	Andrews	078X	113.10	10W	25.8 nm
OTT	VORTAC	Nottingham	084X	113.70	10W	34.1 nm
MRB	VORTAC	Martinsburg	058X	112.10	07W	34.3 nm
CSN	VORTAC	Casanova	110X	116.30	06W	45.5 nm
DCA	VOT	Washington National		109.40		20.4 nm
ADW	VOT	Andrews Afb		109.60		26.5 nm

Remarks

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.