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KGCT · Guthrie County Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KGCT FAA GCT Elev 1,230 ft Lat 41° 41.27' N Lon 94° 26.11' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 3,400 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.06%
36 360° 3,400 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.06%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D DES MOINES APP/DEP 135.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KGCT on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 17 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 PAPI Rwys 18 and 36; REIL Rwy 18 and 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwys 18 and 36; REIL Rwy 18 and 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwys 18 and 36; REIL Rwy 18 and 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt PAPI Rwys 18 and 36; REIL Rwy 18 and 36—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·IOWA 53 GUTHRIE CENTER GUTHRIE CO RGNL (GCT)(KGCT) 3 E UTC–6(–5DT) N41º41.22´ W94º26.10´ 1221 B NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 18–36: H3400X60 (CONC) MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.25º TCH 33´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.25º TCH 29´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 36 unusbl byd 8 degs right of cntrln.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 712-304-0140
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®DES MOINES APP/DEP CON 123.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Des Moines ATCT at 515-974- 8016.
  • ·LAMONI (VH) (H) VOR/DME 116.7 LMN Chan 114 N40º35.81´ W93º58.06´ 335º 68.7 NM to fld. 1142/7E.
  • ·DME unusable: 257º–290º blo 3,000´ 291º–319º 320º–054º blo 3,000´ VOR unusable: 120º–122º byd 40 NM 123º–130º 257º–290º blo 3,000´ 280º–290º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 280º–290º byd 49 NM blo 18,000´ 291º–319º 320º–054º blo 3,000´ GUTHRIE CO RGNL (See GUTHRIE CENTER on page 53) HAMPTON MUNI (HPT)(KHPT) 2 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N42º43.42´ W93º13.58´ 1176 B NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 17–35: H4020X75 (CONC) S–12 PCN 6 R/D/W/U MIRL 0.4% up N RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 22´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·For attendant after hrs call 641–456–9000 or 641–456–2529 (Police Dept).
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 641-456-4102
  • ·AWOS–3 121.025 (641) 456–4055.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·MASON CITY (VH) (H) VORW/DME 114.9 MCW Chan 96 N43º05.69´ W93º19.79´ 162º 22.7 NM to fld. 1209/6E.
  • ·OMAHA L–12I IAP OMAHA L–12J IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 4,380 ops in 2006

2024 total

3,250

10-yr total

30,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

33.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

33.33

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-11-09 Piper PA28 · Stall / spin · dusk →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Bill Joseph Clemons Truro IA 39 nm
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 42 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Council Bluffs IA 69 nm
Timothy John Saddler Council Bluffs IA 69 nm
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 70 nm
Timothy John Saddler Omaha NE 77 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 104 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 104 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 105 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 107 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
Chad Robert Fisher Redfield IA 12 nm
Trent Randall Meyers Redfield IA 12 nm
Stanley Jacob Jazwinski Dexter IA 14 nm
John Charles Erickson Perry IA 18 nm
Anne Marie Kautzky Adel IA 20 nm
William Joseph Sand Adel IA 20 nm
Ryan William Campbell Adel IA 20 nm
Eric Robert Reese Adel IA 20 nm
Johannes Adriaan Van Niekerk Adel IA 20 nm
Thomas William Boorn Adel IA 20 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
Richard Alan Boggs Guthrie Center IA 3 nm
Arnold Kenneth Kesselring Bayard IA 11 nm
James Mcneil Holwegner Redfield IA 12 nm
Dylan Reed Brown Stuart IA 12 nm
Ronald Dale Sanders Dexter IA 14 nm
Gail Anthony Brincks Adair IA 15 nm
Jeffery Scott Lee Adair IA 15 nm
John Charles Eidmann Adair IA 15 nm
Randall Jack Tarlton Perry IA 18 nm
Richard Douglas Ayers Perry IA 18 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 95 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 106 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 131 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 149 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 150 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 153 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 153 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 158 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 161 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 173 nm

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