De Kalb County Airport

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Auburn Weather (°F)

METAR: KGWB 190955Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM SCT090 M01/M07 A2994 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KGWB (0.3 NM at True Heading of 103)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1014
Temperature: -1 C (30.2 F)
Dewpoint: -7 C (19.4 F)

Location

Latitude: 
41-18-25.8000N (41.307167)
Longitude: 
085-03-51.7000W (-85.064361)
Elevation: 
880.4 feet MSL (268 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
6 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. S of Auburn, Indiana
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
RUSS COUCHMAN
2710 CR 60 SUITE 200
AUBURN, IN 46706
260-927-8876
DE KALB COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
2710 CR 60 SUITE 200
AUBURN, IN 46706
260-927-8876

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
10/1964
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0700-2100
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1880 feet (573 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
HUF
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  43
Multi Engine:  4
Jet Engine:  7
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2019)

Total Operations:  12416
Air Taxi:  745 6.0%
GA Local:  10429 84.0%
GA Itinerant:  1242 10.0%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000
Clearance Del.:  126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
Approach:  FORT WAYNE
Departure:  FORT WAYNE
AWOS-3:  124.15 (260-925-8225)

  • APCH CTL SECTORIZATION BASED UPON FORT WAYNE RWY USAGE.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 219

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Bowman Aviation, Inc.
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Unicom 123.0 925-4831 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Terre Haute(HUF)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 27 EC-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 EC-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 EC-2
IAP VOR-A EC-2
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS EC-2
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS EC-2
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KGWB

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
10.6 Smith Field Airport
(SMD KSMD SMD)
202 208 100LL, Jet A
13.3 Kendallville Municipal Airport
(C62)
318 324 100LL, Jet A
20.0 Tri-State Steuben County Airport
(ANQ KANQ ANQ)
357 363 100LL, Jet A
20.6 Fort Wayne International Airport
(FWA KFWA FWA)
196 202 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
26.9 Williams County Airport
(0G6)
68 74 100LL, Jet A+
28.7 Defiance Meml Airport
(DFI KDFI DFI)
86 92 100LL, Jet A+
32.5 Huntington Municipal Airport
(KHHG HHG)
213 219 100LL, Jet A
33.7 Van Wert County Airport
(KVNW VNW)
141 147 100LL, Jet A+
34.7 Kirsch Municipal Airport
(IRS KIRS IRS)
331 337 100LL, Jet A+
35.0 Warsaw Municipal Airport
(KASW ASW)
267 272 100LL, Jet A
35.4 Goshen Municipal Airport
(GSH KGSH GSH)
292 298 100LL, Jet A
36.4 Miller Airport
(C40)
193 199 100LL
40.1 Nappanee Municipal Airport
(C03)
282 287 100LL
42.6 Hillsdale Municipal Airport
(KJYM JYM)
30 36 100LL, Jet A
45.1 Henry County Airport
(7W5)
84 91 100LL, Jet A
45.8 Three Rivers Municipal/Dr Haines Airport
(HAI KHAI HAI)
328 334 100LL, Jet A
46.0 Mentone Airport
(C92)
258 263 100LL
46.6 Wabash Municipal Airport
(KIWH IWH)
225 230 100LL, Jet A
48.9 Elkhart Municipal Airport
(EKI KEKM EKM)
300 305 100LL, Jet A
51.5 Putnam County Airport
(KOWX OWX)
108 115 100LL, Jet A+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

A110-1 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
A110-3 WINTER SN REMOVAL OPS. FICON UNMNT WHEN UNATNDD; AFT HR - AMGR.
A17 AFT HR - 260-299-5492.
A30-09/27 RWY 27 CALM WIND RWY.
A81-APT ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; REIL RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. DUSK TO DAWN: MIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF. PAPI RWY 09 & 27 ON CONSLY.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 09/27
Longest Runway: 09/27 is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 27

KGWB Airport Runway Details

Runway 09/27  5000 ft x 100 ft (1524 m x 30 m)
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  60.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  90.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  120.0

Runway 09

Runway 27

Elevation: 
870.4 879.2
Latitude: 
41-18-25.4919N 41-18-26.0752N
Longitude: 
085-04-24.4068W 085-03-18.9129W
Runway True Alignment: 
089 269
ILS Type: 
ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Object Centerline Offset: 
0 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System: 
1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
No No
Centerline Lights: 
No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
45 44

Services

Airframe Repair: 
None
Powerplant Repair: 
None
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A+
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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