Gallatin County
8GK · Sparta, Kentucky · Gallatin County · map
Gallatin County is a public-use airport owned by Gallatin County, 1 mile north of Sparta, Kentucky, 830 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 5,000 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
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What is the airport code for Gallatin County?
Its FAA code is 8GK.
Where is Gallatin County?
It is 1 mile north of Sparta, Kentucky, 830 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Gallatin County?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 5,000 feet long, concrete.
Does Gallatin County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Gallatin County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Gallatin County?
10 pilot examiners and 16 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Gallatin County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8GK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Gallatin County
- Elevation
- 830 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 2023
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 5,000 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 24: PAPI, four lights on the right
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 128.7 | |
| 8GK AWOS-3P | 119.15 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (25 nm northeast), Madison Regional (26 nm west), Capital City Airport (30 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Kentucky · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate runway end identifier lightss runway 06 and 24: PAPI runway 06 and 24: medium-intensity runway lights 06/24 - the common traffic frequency.
- County judge landline.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Sparta from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Sparta, KY as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot; 9 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 16 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 6 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 51 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner, 7 administrative pilot examiners.
- Paul Skjeveland private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Deer Run Airpark · Campbellsburg, KY (15 nm) · (507) 382-2742 · [email protected]
- Troy Macvey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Milan, IN (29 nm) · (515) 509-7027 · [email protected]
- Jw Lynn private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Lexington, KY (41 nm) · (859) 583-3361 · [email protected]
- Matthew Ryan Torgerson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, balloons · Sellersburg, IN (43 nm) · (502) 445-7947 · [email protected]
- Stephen Michael Graham private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Clark Regional Airport · Sellersburg, IN (43 nm) · (502) 641-2738 · [email protected]
- James Matthew Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · Butler County Airport · Hamilton, OH (45 nm) · (513) 678-4197 · [email protected]
- Kevin Randall Henderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Butler County Regional Airport · Hamilton, OH (45 nm) · (513) 332-7016 · [email protected]
- James Kiper private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Louisville Aviation/Air Base One · Louisville, KY (49 nm) · (502) 552-0078 · [email protected]
All 100 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Kentucky 702 since 1982 · 112 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kentucky 60 landing places
- Kentucky 2,981 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8GK.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.