# Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL / KGVL)

**Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport** (IATA: GVL, ICAO: KGVL) is a small airport in Gainesville, Georgia, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,496 ft (1,675 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GVL / KGVL
- FAA: GVL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Gainesville, Georgia, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 1,277 ft / 389 m
- Coordinates: 34.2726, -83.8302
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,496 ft / 1,675 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 1 arrival
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.gainesville.org/lee-gilmer-memorial-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Gilmer_Memorial_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6513675
- Weather station: KGVL
- Ident: KGVL

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 5,496 ft / 1,675 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 041° / 221° | yes |
| 11/29 | 4,003 ft / 1,220 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 108° / 288° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,496 ft / 1,675 m | =5,520 of 29,858 | =1,773 in North America | =1,423 in US |
| Elevation | 1,277 ft / 389 m | =14,125 of 43,403 | =6,100 in North America | =4,728 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 | ATLANTA APP/DEP | 132.475 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 126.475 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 134.800 |
| RDO | MACON RDO | 122.550 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.075 |

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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/kgvl/data