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KGAF Hutson Field Airport
Grafton, North Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: GAF
Lat/Long: 48-24-17.0000N / 097-22-15.4000W
48-24.283333N / 097-22.256667W
48.4047222 / -97.3709444
(estimated)
Elevation: 824 ft. / 251.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (2000)
From city: 2 miles SE of GRAFTON, ND
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 58237

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1947
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GFK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-SEP DAYLIGHT HOURS, OCT-APR MON-FRI ON CALL
FOR SERVICE AFT HRS CALL 701-352-2295 OR 701-520-9174.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 & PAPI RYS 17 & 35 PRESET ON LOW INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.625 (701-352-0581)
GRAND FORKS APPROACH: 118.1 [0600-2300]
GRAND FORKS DEPARTURE: 118.1 [0600-2300]
BASIC RADAR SERVICE: 118.1

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GFKr336/28.0GRAND FORKS VOR/DME114.3009E
HMLr191/29.6HUMBOLDT VORTAC112.4009E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
24-HR SELF- SERVICE FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD ONLY.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3898 x 74 ft. / 1188 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition
RY BREAKING ACTION POOR WHEN WET.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 48-24.646742N48-24.005690N
Longitude: 097-21.952953W097-21.953375W
Elevation: 821.8 ft.821.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 180 true354 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 20 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear18 ft. road, 725 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 4074 x 115 ft. / 1242 x 35 m
Surface: turf, in poor condition
TURF SOFT WHEN WET & ROUGH DUE TO SPARSE GRASS GROWTH.
Runway edge markings: 08/26 - MKD WITH RED/WHITE EDGE AND END DALGT MKRS.
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 48-24.243753N48-24.239277N
Longitude: 097-23.051478W097-22.045165W
Elevation: 820.6 ft.820.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 084 magnetic, 090 true264 magnetic, 270 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. pline, marked, 1900 ft. from runway, 47:1 slope to clear19 ft. road, 400 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: GRAFTON ARPT AUTH
BOX 5
GRAFTON, ND 58237
Phone 701-352-3989
CHAIRMAN ARPT AUTH GEORGE LORANGER
CELL PHONE (701) 520-8304
Manager: WAYNE GERSZEWSKI
15182 HWY 17
GRAFTON, ND 58237
Phone 701-352-0271
APT MGRS CELL NUMBER 701-360-2295

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 20
Single engine airplanes: 18
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 94/week *
53% local general aviation
41% transient general aviation
6% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 17 September 1997

Additional Remarks

- CTN: 3'DITCH BTN EAST END 8/26 & 17/35, USE DSGND TWYS.
- LARGE BIRDS ON OR INVOF OF ARPT.
- HEAVY AERIAL SPRAY ACTIVITY MAY-SEP.
- CONFIRM WINTER CONDS AND SNOW REMOVAL WITH AMGR CALL 701-352-0271 OR 701-360-2295 OR 701-520-9174.
- NMRS TSNT FLT TRNG ACTIVITIES.
- RY 17/35 PARALLEL TWY MARKED WITH REFLECTORS.
- PONDED WATER BETWEEN RY 17/35 & PARALLEL TWY.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 17   download (147KB)
GPS RWY 35   download (151KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

2C8 - Cavalier Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
KRDR - Grand Forks Air Force Base (27 nm S)
KHCO - Hallock Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KGFK - Grand Forks International Airport (28 nm S)
D37 - Warren Municipal Airport (29 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2311:23
Sunrise06:5511:55
Sunset20:0101:01
Evening civil twilight20:3301:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2008 17:59:23
Local (UTC-5)  05-Sep-2008 12:59:23
 
METAR
KRDR 
26nm S 		051732Z 34010KT 10SM SCT009 BKN016 OVC052 13/11 A2996 RMK AO2A SLP155 WR//
KHCO 
27nm NE 		051734Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM BKN011 BKN016 OVC049 13/12 A2994 RMK AO2
KGFK 
28nm S 		051753Z 33010KT 10SM BKN014 BKN022 OVC048 13/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP145 60003 T01330106 10133 20106 51008
KCKN 
45nm SE 		051736Z AUTO 34010KT 10SM SCT012 BKN050 13/11 A2994 RMK AO2
TAF
KRDR 
26nm S 		051410 35009KT 9999 BKN006 OVC020 QNH2986INS TEMPO 1921 OVC020 BECMG 2021 28010KT 8000 -RA OVC050 QNH2990INS BECMG 0203 27006KT 9999 NSW SCT050 OVC100 QNH2991INS T17/21Z T08/09Z AMD 1410
KGFK 
28nm S 		051731Z 051818 35012KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 1822 -SHRA SCT015 BKN035 FM2200 31007KT P6SM SCT015 BKN060 FM0300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080 FM1500 26005KT P6SM SCT080
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