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KGBG · Galesburg Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KGBG FAA GBG Elev 764 ft Lat 40° 56.28' N Lon 90° 25.87' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,792 ft. Max gradient: 0.17%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 28.1° 5,792 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
21 208.1° 5,792 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
10 101° 3,600 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
28 281° 3,600 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 5 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 109.800
  • CLD CLNC DEL 120.700
  • A/D QUAD CITY APP/DEP 118.200
  • RDO KANKAKEE RDO 109.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 21 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 03; REIL Rwy 21; PAPI Rwy 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Runway 09 threshold displaced 193 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 27 threshold displaced 285 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 03; REIL Rwy 21; PAPI Rwy 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Runway 09 threshold displaced 193 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 27 threshold displaced 285 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 03; REIL Rwy 21; PAPI Rwy 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 03; REIL Rwy 21; PAPI Rwy 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21; MIRL Rwy 10–28—CTAF

  • Runway 09 threshold displaced 193 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 09–27: 2568X120 (TURF) LIRL(NSTD) RWY 09: Thld dsplcd 193´

  • Runway 27 threshold displaced 285 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 27: Thld dsplcd 285´

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·60 ILLINOIS GALESBURG HARREL W TIMMONS GALESBURG RGNL (GBG)(KGBG) 3 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N40º56.28´ W90º25.87´ 764 B NOTAM FILE GBG RWY 03–21: H5792X150 (ASPH–PFC) S–47, D–57, 2D–85 HIRL RWY 03: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 10–28: H3600X100 (ASPH) S–30, D–40 MIRL RWY 28: Tree.
  • ·SS–SR HIRL Rwy 03–21; MIRL Rwy 10–28 preset low intst; incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–0100Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 309-345-3624
  • ·AWOS–3 118.975 (309) 343–3711.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®QUAD CITY APP/DEP CON 133.275 (1130–0430Z‡) ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 135.6 (0430–1130Z‡) CLNC DEL 120.7
  • ·CLASS E svc 1130–0430Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·GALESBURG (T) DME 109.8 GBG Chan 35 N40º56.24´ W90º26.07´ at fld. 760.
  • ·GALESBURG N40º56.24´ W90º26.07´ NOTAM FILE GBG.
  • ·(T) DME 109.8 GBG Chan 35 at Harrel W Timmons Galesburg Rgnl. 760.
  • ·LGT Rwy 09–27 NSTD LIRL; NSTD spacing and ints.
  • ·Parachute activity on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 dsplcd thld marked with a 10´ strip of gravel outward from both sides of rwy.
  • ·Obst fence 30´ north apch end Rwy 09 (6´ AGL) not lgtd.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 309-314-6849
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·GOOEY N38º28.68´ W89º44.28´ NOTAM FILE BLV.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 385 JD 313º 6.1 NM to Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis. 422/2W.
  • ·CHICAGO H–5D, L–27B IAP CHICAGO H–5D, L–27B CHICAGO ST LOUIS EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 44,250 ops in 1990

2024 total

14,000

10-yr total

140,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 18% · GA 79% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

7.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=10

  • Other 6
  • Hard landing 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-10-04 Cessna T182 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2004-01-08 Beech E-90 · Other · day →
1993-06-18 Cessna,Piper 172D,PA-32-300 · Other · day →
1986-09-24 Fairchild SA-266TC · Gear-up · night →
1986-08-17 Piper PA-28-181 · Hard landing · IMC · dawn →
1986-02-05 Cessna 340R · Other · VMC · day →
1983-09-10 Boeing A75N1 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-09-07 Boeing PT-13D · Other · VMC · day →
1983-09-07 Boeing B75N1 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1983-02-24 Cessna 172 · Other · night →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jeffrey Allen Galesburg IL 3 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Bettendorf IA 38 nm
Chris Alan Frazier Davenport IA 38 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Muscatine IA 41 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Minonk IL 63 nm
Joseph Lawrence Kinzer Peru IL 64 nm
Thomas James Norton Peru IL 64 nm
Andrew Donovan Dow Quincy IL 74 nm
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 78 nm
Adam Timothy Magee Swisher IA 79 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Hunt Nelson Galesburg IL 3 nm
David Alan Stinson Galesburg IL 3 nm
Harrel Wayne Timmons Sr Galesburg IL 3 nm
David Lee Carlton Galesburg IL 3 nm
Jan Michele Currie Galesburg IL 3 nm
Andrew William St George Galesburg IL 3 nm
Brian Robert Vallero Galesburg IL 3 nm
Phillip John Wolford Abingdon IL 8 nm
Brian William Daw Monmouth IL 10 nm
Derek Andrew Rogers Monmouth IL 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
David Alan Stinson Galesburg IL 3 nm
Harrel Wayne Timmons Sr Galesburg IL 3 nm
David Lee Carlton Galesburg IL 3 nm
David Alex Timmons Galesburg IL 3 nm
Robert Todd Hendrickson Galesburg IL 3 nm
Scott Alan Hedden Galesburg IL 3 nm
Marvin Trent Ross Abingdon IL 8 nm
James Thomas Ortery Abingdon IL 8 nm
Ryan Nathaniel Churn Wataga IL 9 nm
Melvin Cleo Lynch Monmouth IL 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 44 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 48 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 71 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 97 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 114 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 122 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 131 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 133 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 134 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 137 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.