FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| GFKr336/28.0 | | GRAND FORKS VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 09E |
| HMLr191/29.6 | | HUMBOLDT VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 09E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 48-24.646742N | | 48-24.005690N |
| Longitude: | 097-21.952953W | | 097-21.953375W |
| Elevation: | 821.8 ft. | | 821.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 180 true | | 354 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 18 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: | 48-24.243753N | | 48-24.239277N |
| Longitude: | 097-23.051478W | | 097-22.045165W |
| Elevation: | 820.6 ft. | | 820.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 084 magnetic, 090 true | | 264 magnetic, 270 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. pline, marked, 1900 ft. from runway, 47:1 slope to clear | | 19 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
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 |
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| 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
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (147KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (151KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 (29 nm S)
D37 - Warren Municipal Airport (29 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:18 | | 13:18 |
| Sunrise | | 07:53 | | 13:53 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 22:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 20:09:21 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 14:09:21 |
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| METAR |
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KRDR
26nm S | 251955Z 36016KT 10SM OVC016 00/M02 A3010 RMK AO2A SLP203 T00011025 $
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KHCO
27nm NE | 251955Z AUTO 34013G18KT 10SM BKN020 OVC026 00/M01 A3009 RMK AO2
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KGFK
28nm S | 251953Z 35017G24KT 10SM SCT015 BKN023 OVC060 01/M03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00061028
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KCKN
45nm SE | 251955Z AUTO 35019G23KT 10SM OVC015 01/M02 A3008 RMK AO2
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KGFK
28nm S | 251729Z 2518/2618 35013G23KT P6SM BKN015 OVC030 TEMPO 2518/2522 -SN BKN030 FM252200 35015KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 2523/2603 SCT030 FM260300 33008KT P6SM SCT040
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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