8GK
Gallatin County Airport
Gallatin County Airport (8GK) is a general-aviation airfield serving Sparta, Kentucky. The field lies at 830 ft (253 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 5,000 ft (1,524 m), concrete. Its nearest neighbour is Owen Air Park (0KY0), 8 nm ESE.
Gallatin County Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 830 ft (253 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.6795, -84.9289
- Serving
- Sparta
- Region
- Kentucky
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Runways1 · longest 5,000 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 6 points 60° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/24 | 5,000 ft1,524 m | 75 ft | Concrete | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.