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Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston

Key Facts

Technical summary and operational standards.

ILS Approach StatusILS FREQUENCIES VERIFIED ✅

Field Elevation

6 ft / 2 m

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Primary Channel

TWR 120.58 MHz (TWR)

Runway Summary

17/356,001 ftConcreteLIGHTED

13/316,000 ftPEMLIGHTED

07/253,774 ftConcreteUNLIT

Details Runways Frequencies Navaids Nearby

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Briefing for Scholes International At Galveston Airport (KGLS), United States. This facility features 3 active runways with an elevation of 6 ft. Verified ILS frequencies are available for precision approaches.Maintain a Transition Altitude of 18,000 ft for altimeter reset.

Airport Details

Full geographical and organizational metadata.

Full Name

Scholes International At Galveston Airport

ICAO / IATA

KGLS / GLS

Municipality

Galveston

Country

Region

US-TX

GPS Coordinates

29.265301, -94.860397

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Official Website

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Runways & ILS Approach Data

Detailed dimensions and verified landing frequencies.

Runway 17 / 35

LIGHTED

Crosswind 17 Crosswind 35 TOD VDP

Length: 6,001 ft / 1,829 m
Surface: Concrete
Heading: 180.9° / 0.9°

RWY 17

No ILS

RWY 35

No ILS

Runway 13 / 31

LIGHTED

Crosswind 13 Crosswind 31 TOD VDP

Length: 6,000 ft / 1,829 m
Surface: PEM
Heading: 140.1° / 320.1°

RWY 13

No ILS

RWY 31

No ILS

Runway 07 / 25

UNLIT

Crosswind 07 Crosswind 25 TOD VDP

Length: 3,774 ft / 1,150 m
Surface: Concrete
Heading: 76.3° / 256.3°

RWY 07

No ILS

RWY 25

No ILS

Nearby Navaids

VOR, NDB, DME stations in the vicinity.

GLS · NDB (Galveston)206 kHz

0 ft · Associated: KGLS
29.334000, -94.756203

MHF · VOR-DME (Trinity)113,600 kHz

38 ft · Associated: KGLS
29.546301, -94.747498

VUH · VORTAC (Scholes)113,000 kHz

4 ft · Associated: KGLS
29.269300, -94.867699

Communication Frequencies

ATC and advisory channels.

A/D HOUSTON APP/DEP

134.45 MHz

ASOS ASOS

119.28 MHz

CLD CLNC DEL

135.35 MHz

CTAF CTAF

120.58 MHz

GND GND

118.63 MHz

RDO MONTGOMERY CO RDO

122.15 MHz

TWR TWR

120.58 MHz

UNIC UNICOM

123.05 MHz

Nearby Airports

Alternatives in the vicinity.

Ellington Airport

William P Hobby Airport

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Sugar Land Regional Airport

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport

Data Source: OurAirports · Technical Briefing Jan 2026
ILS Data Source: AIP / FAA NASR Cycle Verified