# Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field (GIF / KGIF)

**Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field** (IATA: GIF, ICAO: KGIF) is a small airport in Winter Haven, Florida, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,005 ft (1,526 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgif

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GIF / KGIF
- FAA: GIF
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Winter Haven, Florida, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 146 ft / 44 m
- Coordinates: 28.0629, -81.7533
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,005 ft / 1,526 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://kgif.mywinterhaven.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Haven%27s_Gilbert_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8026242
- Weather station: KGIF
- Ident: KGIF

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 11/29 | 4,001 ft / 1,220 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 103° / 283° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05953AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | =6,349 of 29,858 | =2,192 in North America | =1,786 in US |
| Elevation | 146 ft / 44 m | #35,460 of 43,403 | #16,116 in North America | #13,528 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | TAMPA APP/DEP | 120.650 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 133.675 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.050 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgif/data