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KGFK Grand Forks International Airport
Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: GFK
Lat/Long: 47-56-57.3000N / 097-10-34.0000W
47-56.955000N / 097-10.566667W
47.9492500 / -97.1761111
(estimated)
Elevation: 845 ft. / 257.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (1985)
From city: 5 miles NW of GRAND FORKS, ND
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 58203

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1963
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
CTC GRAND FORKS RADIO FOR AIRPORT ADVISORY SERVICE ON 118.4 WHEN TOWER IS CLSD.
NOTAMs facility: GFK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: TPA 800 FT AGL FOR LIGHT ACFT & 1500 FT AGL FOR LARGE ACFT.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT REIL RY 26 & RY 17R - CTAF. WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 17R/35L & MALSR RY 35L; MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF. MIRL RY 17L/35R PRESET ON LOW INTST 2330-0200. PAPI RY 35L OPER CONTINOUSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index B
Airline operations: ARFF INDEX B SVC AVBL 0500-2400; OTHER TIMES PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS. CALL AMGR ON 701-795-6984.
International operations: international airport of entry

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.4
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 119.4
WX ASOS: PHONE 701-772-3486
GRAND FORKS GROUND: 124.575 [0600-2330]
GRAND FORKS TOWER: 118.4 350.35 120.55 [0600-2330]
GRAND FORKS APPROACH: 118.1
GRAND FORKS DEPARTURE: 118.1
BASIC RADAR SERVICE: 118.1
  • WX AVBL ON ATIS WHEN ATCT CLSD.
  • WHEN ATCT IS CLSD SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS MONITOR CTAF.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GFK at fieldGRAND FORKS VOR/DME114.3009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CROOKSTON279/23.440007ECKN -.-. -.- -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 17R/35L

Dimensions: 7351 x 150 ft. / 2241 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 160.0
Double tandem: 270.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 17R  RUNWAY 35L
Latitude: 47-57.554715N47-56.345725N
Longitude: 097-10.873557W097-10.874313W
Elevation: 843.0 ft.844.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 180 true354 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (2.76 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 4206 x 100 ft. / 1282 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 43.0
Double wheel: 55.0
Double tandem: 115.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 47-57.143500N47-57.143427N
Longitude: 097-11.095340W097-10.065675W
Elevation: 841.4 ft.842.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 084 magnetic, 090 true264 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 17L/35R

Dimensions: 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Operational restrictions: RWY 17L/35R CLSD 0200-0600. RWY 17L/35R AND TWY C NOT AVAILABLE FOR ACR ACFT WITH MORE THAN 30+ PSGR SEATS.
RUNWAY 17L  RUNWAY 35R
Latitude: 47-57.080933N47-56.439397N
Longitude: 097-09.972733W097-09.973420W
Elevation: 841.9 ft.843.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 180 true354 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: GRAND FORKS REG ARPT AUTH
2787 AIRPORT DRIVE
GRAND FORKS, ND 58203
Phone 701-795-6981
Manager: STEVE JOHNSON
2787 AIRPORT DR
GRAND FORKS, ND 58203
Phone 701-795-6981

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 106
Single engine airplanes: 78
Multi engine airplanes: 18
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 8
    
Aircraft operations: avg 616/day *
63% local general aviation
30% air taxi
6% transient general aviation
2% commercial
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 September 2006

Additional Remarks

- HVY STUDENT TRNG ACTVTY WI 15 MI OF ARPT.
- TWY A4 BTN TWY A & A APRON, TWY G & TWY U CLSD TO FIXED WING ACFT 12,500 LBS & OVER.
- WESTERN MOST 100 FT OF TWY C1 IS AN EXTENSION OF THE BRAVO APRON & NOT VSBL FR THE TWR.
- CURRENT AIRFIELD CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED VIA THE AIRPORT.
- BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- CTC GRAND FORKS AFSS FOR SFC CONDITIONS.
- LGTD ENTRANCE RD 1600' EAST OF RY 17R/35L.
- CUSTOMS AVBL 1300-2100 MON-FRI; OTHER TIMES ON REQ 701-772-3301.
- PAEW 2330-0600.
- HVY STUDENT HELICOPTER TRAINING AT ARPT BTN PARALLEL TWYS.-

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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 35L   download (280KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (263KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17R   download (261KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (266KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35L   download (294KB)
LOC BC RWY 17R   download (232KB)
VOR RWY 17R   download (247KB)
VOR RWY 35L   download (263KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRDR - Grand Forks Air Force Base (9 nm W)
4V4 - Northwood Municipal Airport-Vince Field (21 nm SW)
KCKN - Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field (23 nm E)
D37 - Warren Municipal Airport (24 nm NE)
KGAF - Hutson Field Airport (28 nm N)
  
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
Diagram of KGFK (Grand Forks International Airport)
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From to KGFK

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2311:23
Sunrise06:5511:55
Sunset20:0001:00
Evening civil twilight20:3101:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2008 18:07:38
Local (UTC-5)  05-Sep-2008 13:07:38
 
METAR
KGFK 051753Z 33010KT 10SM BKN014 BKN022 OVC048 13/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP145 60003 T01330106 10133 20106 51008
KRDR 
9nm W 		051759Z 35011KT 10SM SCT010 BKN018 OVC029 13/10 A2995 RMK AO2A SLP155 WR// 60002 T01270103 10127 20102 51007 $
TAF
KGFK 051731Z 051818 35012KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 1822 -SHRA SCT015 BKN035 FM2200 31007KT P6SM SCT015 BKN060 FM0300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080 FM1500 26005KT P6SM SCT080
KRDR 
9nm W 		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
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
GFK Flight Support 701-772-5504
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FS 
 100LL 
$6.14 
Jet A 
$6.10 
 Updated 29-Aug-2008
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FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Grand Forks International Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Grand Forks International Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KGFK have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
SETTLE INN GRAND FORKS 3.9 63-140
RAMADA INN 4.2 56-95
 

Other hotels near Grand Forks International Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL GRAND FORKS 4.2 40-95
ECONO LODGE GRAND FORKS 4.2 38-80
HILTON GARDEN INN GRAND FORKS 4.3 80-155
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 4.3 
BUDGET INN EXPRESS GRAND FORKS 4.7 65-70
CANAD INNS GRAND FORKS 4.7 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Grand Forks International Airport

15 in Grand Forks
1 in East Grand Forks, MN
 

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