FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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 |
| GFKr336/28.0 | | 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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 (28 nm S)
D37 - Warren Municipal Airport (29 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunrise | | 05:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunset | | 21:33 | | 02:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:14 | | 03:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 02:51:27 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 21:51:27 |
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| METAR |
KRDR 26nm S | 050155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02240135 $
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KHCO 27nm NE | 050235Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM SCT120 20/14 A3001 RMK AO2
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KGFK 28nm S | 050153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 SCT130 23/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 CB DSNT NE T02330128
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KCKN 45nm SE | 050235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A3001 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KGFK 28nm S | 042320Z 0500/0524 VRB04KT P6SM SCT090 FM051600 VRB05KT P6SM SCT070
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| NOTAMs |
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