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Gila Bend · US

Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport (KGXF)

883 ft MSL1 listed runwaysTower frequency listed
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THE FIELD

Runways

17/35

8,503 × 150 ft

ASPH · FAA lighting code: MED

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 17

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
823.6 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 1

17/35 · RWY ID
CTN: BA POOR WHEN WET.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 35

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
881 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 2

17/35 · RWY ID
CTN: BA POOR WHEN WET.

35 · RWY END ID
RSTD: BACK TAXI RQRD WHEN LDG.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Published FAA details are shown where available. Missing values remain unknown; verify current publications and NOTAMs.

ON THE RADIO

Communications

LUKE APP/DEPA/D
125.45 MHz
SNAKE EYEMISC
122.775 MHz
TWRTWR
127.75 MHz

Reference only. Verify frequencies, sectors and tower hours in the current Chart Supplement. A tower listing does not mean it is operating now.

AFTER YOU LAND

FBOs, fuel & visiting

Published fuel types
A++
Facility use
Private use
Lighting schedule
Not published
Ownership
MA

Attendance & contacts

ALL · ALL · DURG SKED RNG PERIODS ONLY

Attendance as published; this does not establish current tower or FBO hours.

MANAGER · CHUCK FOWLER BASE OPS
623-856-5258

OWNER · USAF

Airport remarks · 17

RSTD: 24 HR PPR FOR LNDG - 56 RMO/QAE D896-5261; EXC EMERG, DIVERT OR SKED RANGE OPS.

CTN: TWY A 50 FT WIDE 25 FT SHOULDERS; C-130 IDLE OUTBOARD ENG.

CTN: OUTSIDE TXLS ON N & S TURN AROUND & PRKG RAMP NONSTD - 20 FT TO EDGE.

SVC LGT: NON STD/COINCIDENT NGT VISION INFRA RED LGT 1000-7000 FT FM THR. NGT VISION PPR.

MISC: NSTD LGT BOTH OVRNS: FIVE RED PRE THR LGTS EACH SIDE 100 FT FM THR; 3 RED, 5 WHITE & 3 RED LGT TRMTG BAR N & S END ON CNTRLN 200 FT FM THR.

CTN: UNLGTD OBST ON AFLD. WHEN AFLD LGTS OFF, OB LGTS ON BAK-12 SHELTERS AND WIND CONE UNIT.

NSTD RWY ELEV SIGN AT TWY A.

MISC: NO HAZ CARGO PAD AVBL.

CLASS D SVC OPR 1430-0630Z MON-FRI; 1500-2359Z WKEND; CLSD HOL; OTR TIME CLASS G.

CTN: 3 RAMP LGT POLES 100 FT FM EDGE OF PRK RAMP.

FOR CD CTC LUKE APCH AT 623-856-7361. IF UNA, CTC PHOENIX APCH AT 602-306-2565.

SVC: A-GEAR RWY 17/35 APCH & DEP END BAK-12B(B) IN RAISED POSN WITH 8 PT TIE-DOWNS; S BAK-12B(B) (1201 FT), N BAK-12B(B) (1238 FT), DEP END E-5 (IN OVRN) IN RAISED POSN.

CTN: RWY EDGE LGTS NOT ALIGND WITH OUTBOARD EDGE OF RWY END LGTS.

CTN: E-5 A-G CABLE 1 FT FM THR.

SVC LGT: RWY EDGE LGTS LTD TO MIRLS. USE CTN FOR NSTD, NON-COINCIDENTAL FRANGIBLE INFRA-RED LGT LCTD BTN 1000 FT AND 7000 FT FR LDG THLD.

TRAN ALERT: FLW ME SVC AVBL. TSNT PRKG, AGE, FLEET SVC LTD; 24 HR PPR - AMOPS D896-5258/C623-856-5258.

RSTD: UNLGT HELIS LTD UH-60 OR SMALLER; DAY VFR USE WO AMGR APVL.

FAA NASR · Effective 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26

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Reference snapshot retrieved 2026-09-28 from OurAirports, a community-maintained public-domain source; retrieval is not verification of each field. Weather and chart status are shown separately.