KGTU · Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field
ICAO · US · 16 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,004 ft. Max gradient: 0.76%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 183.6° | 5,004 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.76% |
| 36 | 3.6° | 5,004 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.76% |
| 11 | 120.6° | 4,099 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.75% |
| 29 | 300.6° | 4,099 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.75% |
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 · 4 frequencies
- AWOS AWOS 3 135.425
- CLD CLNC DEL 121.100
- A/D AUSTIN APP/DEP 119.000
- UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KGTU on LiveATC ↗
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 18 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILS Rwy 18–36 and MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Watch for
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILS Rwy 18–36 and MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (5)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 18–36: H5004X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30, D–60 MIRL 0.8% up N R…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 11–29: H4099X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 0.7% up NW RWY 11: Tr…
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILS Rwy 18–36 and MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
actvt REILS Rwy 18–36 and MIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
Deer on and in vicinity of arpt.
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
Deer on and invof arpt.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
- ·PAPI Rwy 18 and 36 ops consly.
- ·Mil hel opns prohibited btn 0300–1300Z‡.
- ·Rwy 18–36 clsd to hel skid ldg to prevent dmg to groovrd sfc.
- ·Portions of Twy F not visible from tower.
- ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Aerobatic Practice Area.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 512-930-8464
- ·AWOS–3PT (512) 869–3430 LAWRS.
- ·CTAF 120.225 ATIS 118.6 UNICOM 123.0 ®AUSTIN APP/DEP CON 119.0 TOWER 120.225 (1300–0400Z‡) GND CON 119.125 CLNC DEL 119.125 CLNC DEL 121.1 (when twr clsd) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Austin Apch at 512-369-7865.
- ·CLASS D svc 1300–0400Z‡; other times CLASS E.
- ·CENTEX (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.8 CWK Chan 75 N30º22.71´ W97º31.79´ 331º 19.6 NM to fld. 593/6E.
- ·VOR unusable: 180º–190º byd 40 NM 200º–210º byd 40 NM GIDDINGS–LEE CO (GYB)(KGYB) 3 W UTC–6(–5DT) N30º10.16´ W96º58.80´ 484 B NOTAM FILE GYB RWY 17–35: H4000X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 1.1% up N RWY 17: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 34´.
- ·RWY 35: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.4º TCH 45´.
- ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 979-542-6081
- ·AWOS–3 119.225 (979) 542–0382.
- ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®AUSTIN APP/DEP CON 127.225 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Austin Apch at 512-369-7865.
- ·INDUSTRY (L) TACAN Chan 39 IDU (110.2) N29º57.34´ W96º33.72´ 293º 25.2 NM to fld. 419/8E.
- ·GILLESPIE CO (See FREDERICKSBURG on page 332) SAN ANTONIO H–7C, L–19C, 21A IAP, AD HOUSTON L–19D, 21A IAP SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
16 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
18
since 1982
Fatal
2
11.1% of total
Last 5 years
1
≈ 0.2/yr
Last 10 years
6
≈ 0.6/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 145,600 ops in 2007
2024 total
140,455
10-yr total
1,134,667
2024 mix
AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
5.3
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.59
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=6
- Engine failure / power loss 2
- Hard landing 1
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Loss of control 1
All time · n=16
- Engine failure / power loss 4
- Loss of control 4
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
- Stall / spin 2
- Hard landing 1
- Midair / near-midair 1
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets
Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.
Designees in TX
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan T Walling | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Gregory Kling Squires | Cedar Park | TX | 12 nm |
| Dayton Austin Dabbs | Taylor | TX | 14 nm |
| Matthew Allen Quillen | Pflugerville | TX | 14 nm |
| Steven B Bush | Lago Vista | TX | 21 nm |
| Austin Roger Bowman | Temple | TX | 30 nm |
| Thomas Michael Rhines | Temple | TX | 30 nm |
| Jon Wells | Meadowlakes | TX | 33 nm |
| John Calvin Foster | Mcgregor | TX | 46 nm |
| Roger Gordon Sharp | San Marcos | TX | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Nicholas Bindas | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| David Francis Byrnes | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Gordon Eugene Cragg | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Addison Price Farmer | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Donald Ray Garrison | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Wesley Lee Hord Jr | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Beth Ann Jenkins | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Richard Bradley Jones | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Daniel Patrick Kenny | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Richard Bruce Lombard | Georgetown | TX | 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Price Farmer | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Howard Neal Landry | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Michael Wayne Meador | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Robert Victor Mills | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| William Lindsey Theobald | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Alan Bradley Bowles | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Ira David Menin | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Matthew Dennis Hauck | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Craig Alexander Miracle | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
| Richard Martin Tonry | Georgetown | TX | 1 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Central Texas Avionics, Inc. Georgetown, TX | 1 nm |
| Castleberry Instruments & Avionics Pflugerville, TX | 17 nm |
| McKee Avionics, Inc. San Marcos, TX | 48 nm |
| ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC. Lockhart, TX | 50 nm |
| Veterans Aviation LLC New Braunfels, TX | 61 nm |
| Crystal Avionics, LLC New Braunfels, TX | 61 nm |
| Salty Pelican Aviation LLC New Braunfels , TX | 61 nm |
| Gulf Avionics, Inc. Kerrville, TX | 84 nm |
| Poplawski Aircraft Painting Ennis, TX | 112 nm |
| Efinger Aviation & Maintenance Cresson, TX | 115 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗