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Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field

ID KGIF FAA GIF Elev 145 ft Lat 28° 3.77' N Lon 81° 45.20' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KGIF

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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FAA Airport Diagram · KGIF

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Runways at KGIF

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,005 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 045° 5,005 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
23 225° 5,005 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
11 103° 4,001 ft 60 ft ASP No 0.05%
29 283° 4,001 ft 60 ft ASP No 0.05%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

3 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ASOS ASOS 133.675
  • A/D TAMPA APP/DEP 120.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KGIF, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

5 matched · 19 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 11 and 29; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23 and 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Runway 09 threshold displaced 600 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 27 threshold displaced 270 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 REIL Rwy 11 and 29; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23 and 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Runway 09 threshold displaced 600 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 27 threshold displaced 270 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (5)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 11 and 29; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23 and 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 11 and 29; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23 and 11–29—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1200–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0000Z‡.

  • Runway 09 threshold displaced 600 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: 3300X150 (TURF) RWY 09: Thld dsplcd 600´

  • Runway 27 threshold displaced 270 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 270´

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·190 FLORIDA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – WINTER HAVEN RGNL (GIF)(KGIF) 3 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N28º03.78´ W81º45.20´ 146 B TPA—1001(855) NOTAM FILE GIF RWY 05–23: H5005X100 (ASPH) S–89, D–142 PCN 35 F/B/X/T MIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 11–29: H4001X60 (ASPH) S–94, D–151 PCN 37 F/B/X/T MIRL RWY 11: REIL.
  • ·Glider acft opr on and invof arpt.
  • ·Brown´s Seaplane Base lctd on adjacent lake.
  • ·Rwy 05 preferred for calm or light winds.
  • ·Nmrs acft operg w/o RDOs invof arpt and SPB.
  • ·Unlgtd obstns in the approch to Rwy 05 due to trees 515 bfr AER.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 863-298-4551
  • ·ASOS 133.675 (863) 956–2097.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®TAMPA APP/DEP CON 119.9 120.65 GCO 121.725 (TAMPA CLNC DEL) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via GCO ctc Tampa Apch at 813-878-2528.
  • ·LAKELAND (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.0 LAL Chan 107 N27º59.17´ W82º00.83´ 071º 14.6 NM to fld. 134/1E.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 marked with pails.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 dsplcd thld marked with 3 tires painted white perpendicular to centerline.
  • ·Twy north side, no backtaxi on rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 407-884-4809
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD or to cnl IFR ctc Orlando Apch at 407-852-7500.
  • ·JACKSONVILLE H–8H, L–21D, 24F IAP, AD JACKSONVILLE SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KGIF — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KGIF

65 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 51 most recent.

Total events

41

since 1982

Fatal

8

19.5% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

10

≈ 1.0/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 95,094 ops in 2001

2024 total

77,998

10-yr total

779,934

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.50

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=10

  • Loss of control 2
  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Water landing / ditching 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=65

  • Other 30
  • Ground collision 9
  • Engine failure / power loss 6
  • Loss of control 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Hard landing 2

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2005-07-01 JSH Air LLC II Comp Air 7SLX · CFIT · VMC · day →
2025-12-19 ALON A-2A · Other · day →
2023-07-22 Piper PA-28-180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2023-03-07 Piper,Piper J3C,PA28 · Water / ditching · day →
2022-10-24 Champion 7FC · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2022-05-30 FOSTER WILLIAM D Elite · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2019-05-04 Piper PA28R · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2019-02-23 STOL Aircraft Corp UC-1 · Engine failure · day →
2018-09-24 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
2016-10-22 Aeronca 11AC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-07-22 Republic RC 3 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2015-11-13 SWEENEY TIMOTHY J RANS S6-ES · Other · day →
2012-10-14 AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD XT-912 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2012-08-23 Stinson 108-2 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-08-01 Aeronca 7AC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-02-07 AEROPRO CZ EUROFOX LSA · Loss of control · day →
2011-06-26 Cessna 150L · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-11-21 Cessna 172G · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2010-04-04 Cessna 150G · Other · VMC · day →
2010-03-22 Cessna 150L · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-02-25 Beech C23 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2009-05-07 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-11-23 Beech,Piper V35,PA-28-161 · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2008-10-18 LANGE FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH E1 ANTARES · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2008-08-03 Beech C23 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2002-02-12 Piper PA -18 · Water / ditching · VMC · day →
2000-06-29 Piper PA-23-160 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1999-08-29 Lake LA-4-200 · Weather · day →
1999-04-29 Cessna,Cessna 172N,152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1999-01-21 Schleicher ASW27 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1998-10-31 Cessna 150F · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1998-06-02 Mejia BACON II · Other · VMC · day →
1997-02-09 Cessna 150F · Other · VMC · day →
1996-02-09 Piper J-3C-65 · Other · VMC · day →
1992-03-01 D.W. OWENS STITTS SA3B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1991-04-27 Brantly Helicopter B-2B · Other · day →
1987-06-10 Bell 206L-1 · Other · day →
1986-05-14 Cessna 182A · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1985-05-07 SCHEMPP-HIRTH,Cessna VENTUS-B,305A · Ground collision · day →
1985-03-16 Piper J3C-85 · Ground collision · day →
1983-02-13 Rockwell 690A · Other · IMC · day →
1980-12-06 KNIGHT TWST 01 · Other →
1980-12-02 Cessna 182Q · Other →
1980-06-29 Schleicher KA6E · Other →
1979-11-23 JANTAR STD SZD-41 · Weather →
1979-11-10 Hughes 269B · Other →
1979-02-28 Piper PA-23 · Other →
1977-03-13 Stinson 108-1 · Other →
1976-10-24 Bowers NRI · Other →
1976-08-26 Piper PA-18S · Ground collision →
1975-01-28 Beech 23 · Other →

+ 14 more on file

Designees in FL

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KGIF — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

7,821

Flight Instructors

A&P

25,520

Mechanics

AME

158

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

25

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

4

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

35

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

11

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

10

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

54

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

203

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

172

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

272

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

1

Organizational Designations

Schools

218

Flight Schools

FBO

137

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

69

Flying Clubs

Repair

57

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

49

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KGIF

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Benjamin Cook Shipps Winter Haven FL 1 nm
Charles Ray Walters Winter Haven FL 1 nm
Charles Sheridan Brown Winter Haven FL 1 nm
Janeen Adrion Kochan Winter Haven FL 1 nm
Jon Kenneth Brown Auburndale FL 4 nm
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 11 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 11 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 11 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 11 nm
Thomas James Cordell Lakeland FL 11 nm

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

CFIs near KGIF

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ernest Charles Collier Winter Haven FL 2 nm
John Wilkins Collins Iii Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Dennis Lowell Downing Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Daniel Earl Hanson Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Wylie Paul Johnson Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Frederick James Moulding Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Harry Dewall Shannon Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Glen Thomas Sheppard Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Scott Lindsay Slay Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Curtis William Stoltz Winter Haven FL 2 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KGIF

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Stephen Clark Alcorn Winter Haven FL 2 nm
John Wilkins Collins Iii Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Dennis Lowell Downing Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Wylie Paul Johnson Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Harry Dewall Shannon Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Scott Lindsay Slay Winter Haven FL 2 nm
John Thomas Stemple Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Bobby Ray Hudson Jr Winter Haven FL 2 nm
James Fletcher Beckett Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Michael Bruce Vorce Winter Haven FL 2 nm

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

Repair stations near KGIF

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
 15 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
 15 nm
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
 15 nm
Spectrum Aero Maintenance Service
Kissimmee, FL
 21 nm
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 32 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
 34 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Orlando, FL
 37 nm
Aviation One Maintenance and Modification
Orlando, FL
 37 nm
Orlando Avionics Corp DBA: Orlando Acft Services
Orlando, FL
 37 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 38 nm

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