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KGYY · Gary/Chicago International Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KGYY FAA GYY Elev 591 ft Lat 41° 37.03' N Lon 87° 24.79' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,859 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 124.1° 8,859 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
30 304.1° 8,859 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
02 21.2° 3,604 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
20 201.2° 3,604 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

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

  • ATIS ATIS 120.625
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 125.600
  • CTAF CTAF 125.600
  • A/D CHICAGO APP/DEP 133.100
  • RCO KANKAKEE RDO 114.200
  • RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO 123.650

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  • NDB GY

    Garie

    0.24 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • 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

    Birds and wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • 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 (20 sentences)
  • ·INDIANA 111 GARY/CHICAGO INTL (GYY)(KGYY) P ARNG 3 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N41º37.04´ W87º24.87´ 597 B LRA ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE GYY RWY 12–30: H8859X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–157, 2S–175, 2D–175, 2D/2D2–250 PCR 706 R/C/X/U HIRL CL RWY 12: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 57´.
  • ·RWY 02–20: H3604X100 (ASPH) S–18, D–28 PCR 121 R/C/X/U MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 02: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 02: TORA–3604 TODA–3604 ASDA–3604 LDA–3604 RWY 12: TORA–8859 TODA–8859 ASDA–7959 LDA–7959 RWY 20: TORA–3604 TODA–3604 ASDA–3604 LDA–3604 RWY 30: TORA–8859 TODA–8859 ASDA–8859 LDA–7959
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 3 LGT When twr clsd ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 30; REIL Rwy 02, Rwy 12, and Rwy 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20; HIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF.
  • ·Unctld vehicles N side ramps.
  • ·Line of sight NA btn intersecting rwy ends.
  • ·Clsd to sked acr ops gtr than 9 pax seats; unsked acr ops gtr than 30 pax seats 1 hr PPR; Index B ARFF 1 hr PPR; Index C ARFF 4 hr PPR — 219–949–4910.
  • ·Twy A, A1–A8 and C north of Rwy 12–30 avbl to acr more than 9 pax seats.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 219-949-4925
  • ·AWOS–3PT 134.575 (219) 944–0010.
  • ·CTAF 125.6 D–ATIS 134.575 219–944–0010 CROWNPOINT RCO 122.3 (TERRE HAUTE RADIO) ®CHICAGO APP/DEP CON 133.1 TOWER 125.6 (1100–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc Chicago Apch at 847-289-0926.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1100–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·CHICAGO HEIGHTS (L) (L) VORTACW 114.2 CGT Chan 89 N41º30.60´ W87º34.29´ 046º 9.6 NM to fld. 634/2E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH & DME unusable: 050º–070º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 145º–150º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 225º–280º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ TACAN DME unusable: 110º–145º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 150º–225º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ ILS/DME 108.75 I–GYY Chan 24(Y) Rwy 30.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·GLENNDALE (See KOKOMO on page 126) CHICAGO COPTER H–5E, L–28H, A IAP, AD EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

East Chicago

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

4

33.3% 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: 87,864 ops in 1990

2024 total

24,793

10-yr total

227,159

2024 mix

AC/AT 13% · GA 77% · Mil 10%

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=10

  • Other 3
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Structural failure 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-10-03 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2015-12-30 Beech 200 · Weather · day →
2015-09-10 Beech 58 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
2008-12-14 Bombardier CL-600-2B16 · Hard landing · day →
2004-09-04 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
1997-07-12 Cessna 150F · Stall / spin · day →
1992-09-09 Piper PA-28-180 · Runway excursion · day →
1990-02-23 Mitsubishi MU-300 · Other · dawn →
1986-08-06 Piper PA-28-235 · Structural · day →
1984-04-15 Mooney M20C · Other · IMC · night →

Designees in IN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,271 A&P Mechanics 4,965 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 33 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 33 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 30 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 2 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 47 FBO Fixed Base Operators 59 Clubs Flying Clubs 34 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 3 nm
John Peter Boos Griffith IN 5 nm
Devin John Macdonald Chicago IL 18 nm
Gerry F Ventrella Chicago IL 18 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Chicago IL 18 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 18 nm
Alexander Quinn Waterloo Forest Park IL 24 nm
Alan Wayne Zielinski Niles IL 30 nm
Adam Milnes Des Plaines IL 33 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 35 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
Michael John Zubeck Whiting IN 5 nm
Alfred Stormy Ainsley Calumet City IL 6 nm
Matthew David Kosco Munster IN 6 nm
Dejan Rajkovich Munster IN 6 nm
Tiffany Bertling Munster IN 6 nm
Parker Robert Olsen Munster IN 6 nm
Leonidas George Tsirtsis Munster IN 6 nm
Regan Shay Newby Munster IN 6 nm
Thomas Allen Luberda Lansing IL 7 nm
Lily Ann Gonzalez Lake Station IN 8 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
Luis Alonso Lopez East Chicago IN 3 nm
Javier Alberto Rivera East Chicago IN 3 nm
Kenneth Daniel Sandine Gary IN 3 nm
Robert Lee Collins Gary IN 3 nm
John Phillip Wilmot Gary IN 3 nm
Gordon Kenneth Royter Gary IN 3 nm
Avery Arnez Aaron Gary IN 3 nm
David James Staggs Gary IN 3 nm
Marc Anthony Suarez Hammond IN 4 nm
Lawrence Jagiela Hammond IN 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 6 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 31 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 37 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 42 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 46 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 54 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 62 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 63 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 75 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 82 nm

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