GXF - Gila Bend Af Aux

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Location: Gila Bend, AZ

Elevation: 881ft

Sectional: Phoenix

Activation date: Jul 1942

Fuel: A++ (prices)

Runway 17/35: 8,503ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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METAR

2026-07-20 09:55:00 MST

Ceiling:	18,000ft
Wind:	200° @ 9kt
Temperature:	95°F
Dewpoint:	58°F
Weather:	Light rain showers
Visbility:	9SM
Clouds:	Few @ 12,000ft, Scattered @ 14,000ft, Broken @ 18,000ft

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METAR KGXF 201655Z 20009KT 9SM -SHRA FEW120 SCT140 BKN180 35/15 A2989 RMK AO2A ACC DSNT ALQDS SLP106 VIRGA S T03530145 FZRANO $

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Rstd: unlgt helis ltd uh-60 or smaller; day vfr use wo amgr apvl.
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.
Ctn: uneven sfc both sides of apch & dep end bak-12; could result in tail hook skipping ovr cable.
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.
Clsd hol.
Ctn: uneven sfc; may cause tail hook to skip ovr cable. shelters 200 ft fm rwy cntrln. mid two tie down bolts on cable 9.375 ft apart; 7.5 ft rqr.
Ctn: uneven sfc; may cause tail hook to skip ovr cable. shelters 200 ft fm rwy cntrln. mid two tie down bolts on cable 9.375 ft apart; 7.5 ft rqr.
First 1444 ft rwy 17 & first 1401 ft rwy 35 grooved conc.
Rstd: back taxi rqrd when ldg.
Ctn: first 1000 ft mkd only: end not easily identified.
623-856-5264

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