Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport
GBG · KGBG · Galesburg, Illinois · Knox County · map
Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Galesburg, 3 miles southwest of Galesburg, Illinois, 764 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 5,792 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 22 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 14,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 167 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport?
Its FAA code is GBG, and its ICAO code is KGBG.
Where is Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport?
It is 3 miles southwest of Galesburg, Illinois, 764 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 03/21, is 5,792 feet long.
Does Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Monmouth Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 5 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 Galesburg Regional HW Timmons Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GBG · ICAO KGBG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Galesburg
- Elevation
- 764 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1957
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,792 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 3,600 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 18 ft high 1,007 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 57 ft high 1,731 ft from the end
- Runway 28: tree 2 ft high 207 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery | 120.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 133.275 | |
| Gbg and aWOS-3 | 118.975 | |
| Burlington and center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.6 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 309-343-3711.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure), bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Macomb Municipal (27 nm south), Quad Cities International (31 nm north), Southeast Iowa Regional (33 nm west).
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 Illinois · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 03; runway end identifier lights runway 21; PAPI runway 21; high-intensity runway lights runway 03/21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency. Sunset to sunrise high-intensity runway lights runway 03/21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 preset low intst; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service H24.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 18 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 2 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 14,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 7,550 |
| general aviation, local | 3,500 |
| military | 450 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Galesburg from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Galesburg, Illinois: 14 piston singles, 5 balloons, 4 turboprops, 3 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Monmouth Flying Club 1 aircraft · Monmouth, 10 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Galesburg:
- Cobb Aviation Services Incorporated 4 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Galesburg:
- Jet Air INC Jet Air, Inc.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance).
- Jeffrey Allen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jet Air, Inc. · Galesburg, IL (0 nm) · (309) 221-3577 · [email protected]
- Chris Alan Frazier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Davenport, IA (41 nm) · (563) 260-2071 · [email protected]
- Thomas Paul Burns private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Muscatine, IA (41 nm) · (563) 299-5942 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
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 · 10 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Galesburg 26 aircraft · 14 piston singles, 5 balloons, 4 turboprops
- Jet Air INC 4 aircraft in town
- Cobb Aviation Services Incorporated 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Monmouth Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Jet Air INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Illinois 103 landing places
- Illinois 8,050 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GBG.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 22, 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.