Gallup Municipal Airport

Gallup Municipal Airport
IATA: GUP – ICAO: KGUP – FAA LID: GUP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Gallup
Serves		Gallup, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL		6,472 ft / 1,973 m
Coordinates		35°30′40″N 108°47′22″W
Website		ci.gallup.nm.us/...
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
6/24	7,316	2,230	Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations			4,643
Based aircraft			23
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Gallup Municipal Airport (IATA: GUP, ICAO: KGUP, FAA LID: GUP) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Gallup, a city in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.

The airport is located on Historic Hwy 66. Full FBO services are provided by Gallup Flying Service. Gallup Med Flight operates Critical Care Air Transport Air Ambulance service.

In 2007 and early 2008, the airport was served by Great Lakes Airlines, with non-stop flights to Phoenix and flights to Denver via Farmington. There is no scheduled commercial airline service at this time.

Facilities and aircraft

Gallup Municipal Airport covers an area of 359 acres (145 ha) at an elevation of 6,472 feet (1,973 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 6/24 which measures 7,316 by 100 feet (2,230 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, the airport had 4,643 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 58% air taxi, 26% general aviation, 12% scheduled commercial and 4% military. At that time there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 57% single-engine and 43% multi-engine.

External links

• Gallup Municipal Airport at City of Gallup website
• Gallup Med Flight
• FAA Terminal Procedures for GUP, effective 9 Feb 2012
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KGUP
  • ASN accident history for GUP
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures