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KGIF · Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field

ICAO · US · 41 NTSB events

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

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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: 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%

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 · 3 frequencies

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

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 19 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 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)
  • ·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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NTSB events

41 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

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

Last 10 years · n=9

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

All time · n=41

  • Other 10
  • Ground collision 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 6
  • Loss of control 5
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2

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

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

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

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 nearby

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

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 nearby

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

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 nearby

By airport location.

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.