Giddings-Lee County Airport

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Giddings-Lee County Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KGYB – FAA: GYB
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Giddings & Lee County
Serves		Giddings, Texas
Elevation AMSL		485 ft / 148 m
Coordinates		30°10′09″N 096°58′48″W / 30.16917, -96.98
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
17/35	4,000	1,219	Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			4,500
Based aircraft			17
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Giddings-Lee County Airport (ICAO: KGYB, FAA LID: GYB) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Giddings, a city in Lee County, Texas, United States. It is owned by the City of Giddings and Lee County.^[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Giddings-Lee County Airport covers an area of 84 acres (34 ha) which contains one runway designated 17/35 with a 4,000 x 75 ft. (1,219 x 23 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending January 25, 2005, the airport had 4,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 6% multi-engine and 12% ultralight.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} FAA Airport Master Record for GYB (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10

[edit] External links

• Hybrid map and satellite image
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KGYB
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KGYB