Terminal Procedures

KGNC — Gaines County

SEMINOLE, TX · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA GNCElevation 3,314 ft2 runwaysLongest 5,381 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume SC-2Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 351BPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KGNC airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0800-1800
ARTCC
Fort Worth Center
Flight service
Fort Worth
NOTAM facility
GNC (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
9E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
High
Parking
Tie-downs
Activated
December 1978
Airport area
428 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Albuquerque
Last FAA inspection
2024-03-19

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KGNC radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,381 × 75 ft08265,002 × 75 ft1735N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KGNC, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
08/265,381 ft75 ftAsphalt FairMedium intensity
  08 90°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  26 270°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
17/355,002 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  17 179°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  35 359°TPAPI (2-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KGNC is

Latitude, longitude32.6753330, -102.6526670
Elevation3,314 ft
From Seminole3 nm S

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FAA remarks for KGNC

  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • MIRL RWYS 08/26 & 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
  • AFT HRS SVC: EMAIL JONATHAN OR CALL 432-955-7672.
  • COUNTY COMMISSIONER
  • JONATHAN@FLYTEXAVIATION.COM
  • RWY MRKGS FADED.
  • 169 FT ANT 410 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Instrument coverage

Gaines County has two runway alignments of similar length, yet its instrument provision is concentrated on one runway end. A single RNAV (GPS) approach serves only one of the four ends, leaving the other three without a published approach this cycle. The chart coverage therefore offers less directional choice than the runway layout itself.

Regional context

Lea County Regional has the broadest chart set among the nearby fields by a clear margin. Lamesa Municipal has slightly greater coverage than Gaines County, while Andrews County, Yoakum County and Terry County match its chart total. The Albuquerque and Dallas–Fort Worth sectionals provide wider VFR geographic context around Seminole beyond that shown by the lone instrument approach.

Airports near KGNC

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
E11Andrews CountyANDREWS, TX22 nm S3
KHOBLea County RgnlHOBBS, NM29 nm W8
F98Yoakum CountyPLAINS, TX34 nm N3
KLUVLamesa MuniLAMESA, TX37 nm E4
KBFETerry CountyBROWNFIELD, TX38 nm NE3
E26Lea County/JalJAL, NM41 nm SW1
E06Lea County/Zip Franklin MemlLOVINGTON, NM42 nm NW4
KODOOdessa-Schlemeyer FldODESSA, TX47 nm S5

VFR charts covering KGNC

Common questions about KGNC

What charts are available for KGNC?

3 current FAA charts for Gaines County, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KGNC?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KGNC?

Gaines County has 2 runways. The longest is 08/26 at 5,381 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KGNC have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KGNC has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at KGNC?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is KGNC a towered airport?

No — Gaines County has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KGNC charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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