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KGCK · Garden City Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KGCK FAA GCK Elev 2,891 ft Lat 37° 55.65' N Lon 100° 43.44' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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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: 7,299 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 180.4° 7,299 ft 100 ft PEM Yes 0.16%
35 0.4° 7,299 ft 100 ft PEM Yes 0.16%
12 135.4° 5,700 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.23%
30 315.4° 5,700 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.23%

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 · 7 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 121.325
  • GND GND 119.000
  • TWR TWR 118.150
  • CTAF CTAF 118.150
  • CNTR KANSAS CITY CNTR 125.200
  • RDO WICHITA RDO 122.450
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB GC

    Pieve

    0.35 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC GCK

    Garden City

    113.30 MHz · DME 113.30 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 38 not yet translated

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

All translated remarks (1)

  • Airport attended 1300–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (38 sentences)
  • ·KANSAS 99 GARDEN CITY RGNL (GCK)(KGCK) 8 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N37º55.65´ W100º43.47´ 2891 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE GCK RWY 17–35: H7299X100 (CONC–GRVD) S–76, D–91, 2S–114, 2D–125 PCR 270 R/D/W/T HIRL RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H5700X100 (CONC) S–48, D–60 PCR 290 R/D/W/T MIRL RWY 12: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 46´.
  • ·RWY 12: TORA–5700 TODA–5700 ASDA–5700 LDA–5700 RWY 17: TORA–7299 TODA–7299 ASDA–7299 LDA–7299 RWY 30: TORA–5700 TODA–5700 ASDA–5700 LDA–5700 RWY 35: TORA–7299 TODA–7299 ASDA–7299 LDA–7299
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 2 LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 12–30, HIRL Rwy 17–35, REIL Rwy 17, Rwy 12, Rwy 30 and MALSR Rwy 35—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwys 12 and 30 on 24 hrs
  • ·For svc after hrs call 620–275–5055.
  • ·CLOSED to unscheduled air carrier ops with more than 30 passengers seats except PPR 48 hrs call arpt manager 620–276–1190/ 620–290–3810.
  • ·Air carrier ops are not authorized in excess of 15 mins before or after scheduled arrival/departure times without prior coordination with arpt manager and confirmation that ARFF is avbl prior to ldg or tkf.
  • ·In the event of an air carrier diversion or other irregular ops events, aircraft opr should contact arpt manager 620–290–3810.
  • ·Facility constraints include: lack of intl passenger processing facilities, ltd number of parking positions and ltd terminal space for passengers.
  • ·Rwy 35 designated the calm wind rwy.
  • ·Twr blind spot on the North Twy A hold bay.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 620-276-1190
  • ·ASOS 121.325 (620) 275–0803.
  • ·CTAF 118.15 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.2 (WICHITA RADIO) ®KANSAS CITY CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.2 TOWER 118.15 (1300–0300Z‡) GND CON 119.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0300Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 113.3 GCK Chan 80 N37º55.14´ W100º43.50´ at fld. 2878/11E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 280º–010º blo 4,000´ 280º–010º byd 11 NM ILS 109.9 I–GCK Rwy 35.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: FSS communications unreliable below 4400´ at 40 NM.
  • ·GARDNER MUNI (K34) 1 W UTC–6(–5DT) N38º48.41´ W94º57.40´ 1040 B NOTAM FILE COU RWY 17–35: 3224X60 (TURF) LIRL 0.3% up S RWY 17: Tree.
  • ·RWY 08–26: H2399X36 (ASPH) S–6 PCN 3 F/C/Y/U LIRL(NSTD) RWY 08: Fence.
  • ·RWY 03–21: 1871X60 (TURF) RWY 03: Tree.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL LGT Rwy 08–26 NSTD LIRL: 35 ft outboard of rwy 240 ft spacings.
  • ·Rwy 08 end, one light each side of rwy, Rwy 26 end, three lights outboard each side.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 rwy end lgts NA.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2200Z‡.

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Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · GCK

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

2

28.6% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 56,250 ops in 1990

2024 total

14,862

10-yr total

165,637

2024 mix

AC/AT 24% · GA 64% · Mil 11%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=7

  • Other 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-07-02 ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING LS-1 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-06-11 Mazzon Dragonfly · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2002-10-02 Piper PA-18A · CFIT · IMC · night →
1990-03-01 Cessna 195 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1988-01-19 Gulfstream 500B · Stall / spin · night →
1987-03-21 Cessna T337C · Other · VMC · day →
1982-08-04 Cessna T337C · Other · day →

Designees in KS

CFI Flight Instructors 852 A&P Mechanics 3,852 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 34 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 12 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 70 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 98 ODA Organizational Designations 14 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 75 Clubs Flying Clubs 14 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Christina Genova Dodge City KS 35 nm
Jared Jay Bixenman Colby KS 89 nm
Shane Scott De Weese Hutchinson KS 133 nm
Michael Eugene Tevis Andale KS 147 nm
Gerald Warren Griggs Goddard KS 151 nm
Matthew Paul Freund Goddard KS 151 nm
Anthony B Condon Salina KS 156 nm
Brandy Suzonne Shaw Salina KS 156 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Salina KS 156 nm
Christopher Dale Bleakney Wichita KS 161 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
Christopher James Coash Garden City KS 7 nm
Robert John Penner Ingalls KS 14 nm
Terry Lynn Koehn Montezuma KS 24 nm
William Scott Bryant Lakin KS 25 nm
Lloyd Marshall Watson Sublette KS 27 nm
Michael Lee Woodruff Satanta KS 32 nm
Kyle Cameron Meairs Satanta KS 32 nm
Warren Dean Harkness Scott City KS 34 nm
Stephen Robert Maxwell Dodge City KS 35 nm
Jeremy Scott Derstein Dodge City KS 35 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
Jon Andrew Crotts Garden City KS 7 nm
Edward Grant Adams Garden City KS 7 nm
Jeffery Franklin Jervis Garden City KS 7 nm
Gary Gene Keller Garden City KS 7 nm
Craig Alan Moeckel Garden City KS 7 nm
Randall Kirk Smith Ingalls KS 14 nm
Allen Ray Nichols Cimarron KS 19 nm
Sidney Lynn Hodgs Cimarron KS 19 nm
John Robert Hollingsworth Jr Montezuma KS 24 nm
John Russell Jennings Lakin KS 25 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Wrenn Aviation
Enid, OK
 169 nm
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 178 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 195 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 211 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 217 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 217 nm
Avionics Services, Inc.
Norman, OK
 225 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 236 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 237 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 237 nm

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